🔍 Key Concepts

• Basic wire rope terminology used in seamanship • Common hardware used to protect eyes or loops in wire or rope • Difference between the eye itself and the hardware that protects it from chafe

💭 Think About

• When you form a permanent loop (eye) at the end of a wire rope, what piece of metal is often inserted in that loop to prevent wear? • Which of these terms is actually used in standard rigging/seamanship manuals, rather than sounding humorous or informal? • Think about what you might see at the end of a wire rope on a crane, lifting sling, or standing rigging on a small vessel—what is that metal insert called?

✅ Before You Answer

• Eliminate answers that sound like slang or jokes rather than formal rigging terms • Recall standard seamanship texts: what is the proper name of the metal fitting that sits inside the eye to keep the wire from kinking or wearing? • Visualize a wire rope loop around a shackle or hook—focus on the metal insert within the loop, not the clip or clamp on the outside.