đ Key Concepts
⢠A caval is a mooring/fastening fitting used to secure lines on deck or at the rail
⢠Compare the shapes of common fittings: bollard, cleat, caval, and chock/fairlead
⢠Think about which fitting is meant mainly for the line to pass around it (turns), versus through it (lead)
đ Think About
⢠For each lettered fitting, ask yourself what you would normally call it on a pier or ship: is it a cleat, a bollard, a chock/fairlead, or something else?
⢠Which drawing shows a low, smooth, rounded âmushroomâlikeâ post designed to take several turns of a mooring line without sharp corners?
⢠Eliminate the option that is primarily an opening or lead for a line rather than the actual securing post
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Before You Answer
⢠Be sure you can clearly identify which option looks like a cleat (two horns on a base) and which looks like a bollard (single vertical post) so you can rule those out
⢠Verify which option is an enclosed chock/fairlead used to lead a line, not to belay it
⢠Among the remaining shapes, pick the one that matches the description of a low, rounded mooring post known as a caval/kevel on steel ships