🔍 Key Concepts

• Efficiency loss when using wire rope clips/clamps instead of a proper splice • Typical recommended working strength of a wire rope eye made with clips • Difference between a temporary clip eye and a properly spliced or swaged termination

💭 Think About

• Think about how secure and efficient three wire rope clamps are compared to a full, professional wire rope splice—would it be almost as strong, about half, or much weaker? • In lifting and towing practice, do we usually assume a high percentage or a significantly reduced percentage of the rope’s original strength when using temporary clip eyes? • Which option would safety‑conscious standards use to make sure people do NOT overestimate the strength of a temporary clamp eye?

✅ Before You Answer

• Recall the typical percentage strength rating given in training materials for a wire rope eye using standard clips (not a poured or swaged socket). • Eliminate any option that seems unrealistically strong for a temporary clamp connection compared with a factory termination. • Consider which answer best reflects a conservative safety margin, as required in marine rigging practice.