🔍 Key Concepts

• Understand the specific function and direction of a bow spring line versus a quarter spring line • Know what the bullnose is and where it is located on the vessel • Recognize that some answer choices are line names while others are fittings or knots

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Is the question asking about the fitting in the bow, the type of line, or a knot? • Which type of spring line would logically run forward from near the bow through a bullnose? Think about how it would control the ship’s movement alongside a pier. • Eliminate any choice that describes a knot or a piece of hardware rather than the line itself.

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm the location and purpose of the bullnose on a ship • Verify which spring line name correctly describes a line that leads forward from the bow area when moored • Make sure the term you choose refers to the line, not the opening or the knot.