🔍 Key Concepts

• Meaning of the term lay in rope/line construction • Difference between how a line is made (construction) vs how it is used or stored • Parts of a line: fibers, yarns, strands, and how they are twisted together

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: when manufacturers talk about the lay of rope, are they talking about how sailors handle it on deck, or how it is built at the factory? • Which choice deals with an inherent, permanent characteristic of the line itself, rather than something that can be changed each time you use it? • Look at the words twist, rigged, coiled, and stowage: which one describes a structural property of the rope?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which options describe temporary handling or storage versus a fixed construction feature of the line • Focus on how the strands are arranged in relation to the core of the rope • Eliminate any answer that depends on where the line is kept or how it is arranged on deck, since those can change from day to day