🔍 Key Concepts

• Look closely at how many times the line passes around the post and whether the turns ‘roll’ along the standing part or simply encircle the object • Compare the structure of clove hitch, rolling hitch, and round turn and two half hitches—each has a distinct pattern of turns and half hitches • Think about the typical use of each knot: securing to a spar/post, taking a strain along a standing line, or making a temporary seizing (marline hitch)

💭 Think About

• Count the wraps around the post in "P" and decide if it is one turn, a round turn (almost all the way around twice), or something different • Ask yourself: does the knot in "P" show two half hitches tied around the standing part of the same line, or does it grip the post directly? • Which of the answer choices is specifically designed to take a pull lengthwise along another line or object, and does the picture seem to show that behavior?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether there is a round turn (two full turns around the post) before any half hitches • Check if there are clearly two half hitches snugged together, and whether they are around the standing part or around the post itself • Make sure the knot you choose is one commonly used to secure a line to a spar or post under strain rather than for small temporary seizings (like a marline hitch)