When lowering manropes alongside a stage rigged over the side of a vessel, they should be allowed to trail in the water __________.
to provide the seaman something to hold onto if he or she falls from the stage into the water
only for short periods of time since they will become waterlogged and be very heavy to pull up
to allow the seamen on the stage to know the direction and strength of the current
to easily remove the kinks that form in the lines
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