Knots

Front 1

What is a line always secured to?

Back 1

• An object

• Another line

• Part of itself

Front 2

4 qualities of a good knot?

Back 2

• easy to tie

• easy to untie

• not damage the line

• carry out the function of line safely without slipping

Hint 2

Running End

Front 3

Running End

Back 3

Part of the line which is used to form the knot by movement around the standing part

Hint 3

Knot > standing part

Front 4

Standing Part

Back 4

Part of the line around which the running end passes to form the knot, and generally that part that takes the strain to be applied

Hint 4

Standing Part > Knot

Front 5

Perform a Half Hitch knot and explain its purpose?

Back 5

Forms as part of other knots and prevents unreeving, locking it

Hint 5

Other knots and prevents

Front 6

Perform a Round Turn knot and explain its purpose?

Back 6

Secured a half hitch knot by passing line over object completely once

Hint 6

Secure

Front 7

Perform a Round Turn and Two Half Hitches and explain its purpose?

Back 7

Used to attach a line to any round object such as a spar or ring

Hint 7

Line to a round object

Front 8

Perform a Overhand knot and explain its purpose?

Back 8

To prevent line unreeving through a block. Tied in a burst or damaged length of hose to identify it while it is still laid out

Hint 8

Unreeving through block and damaged line

Front 9

Perform a Figure of Eight knot and explain its purpose?

Back 9

Alternative to the overhand knot

Hint 9

Joins two lines

Front 10

Perform a Double Sheet Bend and explain its purpose?

Back 10

Used to join to lines of unequal thickness

Hint 10

Unequal lines

Front 11

Perform a Clove Hitch and explain its purpose?

Back 11

Used to secure a line to a round object and pull at right angles

Hint 11

Round object, right angles

Front 12

Perform a Rolling Hitch knot and explain its purpose?

Back 12

Used for sideways pull to the left or right

Hint 12

Left/right

Front 13

Perform a Bowline knot and explain its purpose?

Back 13

Used for a non-slipping noose

Hint 13

Prevent slipping

Front 14

Perform a Running Bowline knot and explain its purpose?

Back 14

Used where a slipping noose is needed. It can be put on a belt, ring, spar or other object (never used on a persons body)

Hint 14

Slipping noose (belt, ring, spar)

Front 15

Perform the Fishermans knot and explain its purpose

Back 15

Used to tie two lines of equal thickness

Front 16

Bight

Back 16

A section of line formed by bringing the running end around by parralel or crossing the standing part

Front 17

Tail

Back 17

Short part of the line left outside the knot when it is tied