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What are the five ways of an ideal knot? |
1. Strong and preserves much of the ropes strength as possible 2. easily untied 3. easily inspected 4. useful in a wide range of applications 5. compact and not as bulky |
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What is dressing or working? |
orientation, alignment, straightening, and bundling of all parts |
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What is setting? |
tightening of all parts |
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what is the end of the rope? |
termination of rope or the free parts towards the termination of rope |
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what is the standing part of the rope? |
part of rope o not actively used |
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What is the bight of the rope? |
double section of rope not crossing |
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what is the loop of the rope? |
one round of rope |
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What are the six safety tips? |
1. do not straddle the rope 2. do not stand on the rope 3. keep rope and chemicals seperate 4. wash rope before coiling 5. always use a rope pad 6. inspect rope before and after use |
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What are stopper knots and examples? |
made at the end of rope to prevent it from slipping through eyes, stopping descent of a rappeller, or prevent unraveling. overhand knots figure eight knots |
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what are loop knots and examples? |
knots at the end of rope by folding it back into a loop or eye and knotting it so it doesn't slip. bowline bowline on a bight |
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What are shortening and examples? |
for clip point or to avoid the cutting of a rope when its too long bowline on a bight butterfly |
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what are bends and examples? |
for joining two ropes at the ends to form a longer rope. fisherman's bend figure eight bend |
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What are hitches and examples? |
tying rope to an object rolling hitch Blake's hitch |
