The hitch used to secure the standing part...

🔍 Key Concepts

• Gantline use and where it is found (bosun’s chair, stage, or boatswain’s chair rigging) • The difference between a hitch that takes strain along the standing part versus one used for temporary leverage with a marlinespike or bar • How a clamping hitch around a round object (horn/rail) behaves when weight comes on the line

💭 Think About

• Picture a stage (suspended working platform) and its horns; think about what you want the hitch to do when a person’s weight is on the stage • Ask yourself which of these hitches is commonly used to fasten a line securely around a spar, rail, or similar fitting so that it won’t slip under steady load • Consider which of the listed hitches is mainly for making a temporary handle or for use with a tool, not for permanently securing a standing part

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which hitch is specifically associated with gantlines, stages, or bosun’s chairs in your seamanship manual • Eliminate any hitch whose primary purpose is temporary leverage rather than securing a standing part to a fitting • Confirm that the hitch you choose tightens and holds firmly under constant load on the standing part around a pair of horns or a similar projection

The hitch used to secure the standing part of a gantline to the horns of a stage is a __________.

blackwall hitch

Killick hitch

marlinespike hitch

clove hitch

🔍 Key Concepts

💭 Think About

✅ Before You Answer