🔍 Key Concepts

• Wire towing hawser wear patterns – which part of the wire gets the hardest use in towing? • Purpose of “end-for-ending” – why do mariners do this to a wire? (Think: extending service life, shifting wear.) • Difference between changing the working end of the wire vs changing the direction of bend on the drum.

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: which option best describes a way to move the most-worn part of the wire to a less critical spot, and bring a fresher section into the towing position? • Look at which choices change which end of the wire does the towing, versus which simply change how the wire sits on the drum. • Consider normal practice on tugs: when the towing end is getting worn, what practical step would you take with the same wire to keep using it safely?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice actually makes the former drum end become the new towing end. • Eliminate any option that does not change which end of the wire is used for towing. • Verify which choice is about reversing ends, and which is about just changing the direction of the bend on the drum.