Ordinary requirement 6: Marlinspike Seamanship
Using both large and small lines,
tie and explain the use of the following knots: stevedore’s knot, French (double) bowline, bowline on a bight,
timber hitch, rolling hitch, marline hitch, and midshipman’s (taut-line) hitch.
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Stevedore's knot
Used to prevent the end of a fall from running thru the large swallow of a cargo block
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French (Double) Bowline
Used to create two non-slip loops that adjust one on the other
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Bowline on a Bight
Used to create two non-adjustable loops
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Timber Hitch
Useful for hoisting or lowering a spar
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Rolling Hitch
An effective hitch to a pole or spar where constant tension is maintained
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Marline Hitch
Used to lash canvas to spars
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Midshipman's Hitch
Used to create an adjustable loop under tension; similar to the tautline hitch except that the second turn is jammed inside the first to increase friction
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