🔍 Key Concepts

• How a downhaul is used to control the stage while lowering and raising • How to avoid capsizing or flipping the stage when strain comes on the downhaul • Correct use of round turns, dipping, and bridle when securing lines to a stage or thwart

💭 Think About

• When the downhaul takes a heavy strain, what arrangement will keep the stage level instead of pulling one side down? • Which method makes it easiest to control and adjust the stage height without the line jamming or locking too tightly? • Which option best matches how you would normally lead and secure a line that will be worked (hauled) under load, rather than permanently made fast?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choices describe a temporary, controllable rig versus a permanent, hard-to-adjust belay • Check which method minimizes the chance of the stage tilting, spinning, or jamming when the downhaul is hauled on • Verify which option correctly uses the bridle or standing part of the stage fall to keep the pull centered and balanced