The running end or free end of a line. It is the end of the line that is worked with.

A single wind or bight of a rope, laid around a post, bollard, or the like.

The "figure eight" knot is used to...

Select one:

a. Be a stopper

b. Join lines of equal size

c. Keep a line from passing through a sheave

d. Shorten a line

Which mooring line prevents sideways motion of a vessel moored to a pier?

Select one:

a. A line led aft from the bow.

b. A line led in the same direction as the keel.

c. A line led at a right angle to the keel.

d. A line led from the bow.

Which knot is used to attach two different sized lines together?

Select one:

a. Granny knot

b. Thief knot

c. Square knot

d. Sheet bend

The "bowline" is used to...

Select one:

a. Keep a line from fraying

b. Be a stopper

c. Form a temporary eye (loop) at the end of a line

d. Join lines of equal size

A "chock" is a ...

Select one:

a. A metal fitting that guides a line where it leaves a vessel

b. Sharp block of wood used to support hygroscopic cargo

c. Deck fitting used to secure mooring lines

d. Smoke pipe for the galley stove

A whipping on a fiber line ________.

Select one:

a. protects your hands

b. becomes part of a splice

c. keeps the line from unraveling

d. strengthens it

You can safely step in the bight of a synthetic fiber line _________________.

Select one:

a. at no time

b. when it is not under strain

c. at any time

d. if both ends are made fast

Which splice should you use in order to make a permanent loop in a line?

Select one:

a. Long splice

b. Back splice

c. Short splice

d. Eye splice

A metal object on the pier resembling a tree stump and made to receive mooring lines is a ...

Select one:

a. Bight

b. Chock

c. Bollard

d. Camel

The lines led forward from the bow and aft from the stern when a vessel is moored to the dock are _________________.

Select one:

a. halyards

b. warps

c. breast lines

d. bow and stern lines

The beam of a vessel refers to the ...

Select one:

a. Width of the vessel

b. Depth between decks

c. Molded depth of the vessel

d. Internal cubic capacity

a. Width of the vessel

The term "lee side" refers to the ...

Select one:

a. Side of the vessel exposed to the wind

b. Port side

c. Starboard side

d. Side of the vessel sheltered from the wind

To "belay" a line means to ...

Select one:

a. Coil it down

b. Heave it taut

c. Secure it to a cleat

d. Stow it below

The "square knot" is used for...

Select one:

a. Joining two lines of different size

b. Forming temporary eyes in lines

c. Keeping line from fraying

d. Joining two lines of equal size

Line is called "small stuff" if its circumference is less than...

Select one:

a. 3/4"

b. 1"

c. 1.5"

d. 1/2"

The strongest way to permanently join the two ends of a line is with a ________.

Select one:

a. short splice

b. back splice

c. square knot

d. carrick bend

Which type of line will stretch the most when under strain?...

Select one:

a. Polypropylene

b. Manila

c. Nylon

d. Dacron

Chafing gear ________________.

Select one:

a. reduces and prevents corrosion of standing rigging

b. protects the body against extreme cold

c. reduces and prevents wear caused by the rubbing of one object against another

d. prevents corrosion of running rigging

Displacement refers to the ...

Select one:

a. Gross tonnage of a vessel

b. Number of tons of water displaced by a vessel afloat

c. Deadweight carrying capacity of a vessel

d. Cubic capacity of a vessel

Two mooring lines may be placed on the same bollard and either one cast off first if __________.

Select one:

a. the eye of the second line is dipped

b. the mooring lines are doubled

c. the bollard has two horns

d. one of the lines is a breast line