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Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor to be lowered in a bosun's chair when descending vertically?

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Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor to be lowered in a bosun's chair when descending vertically?

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• Bosun's chair safe handling practices • How to control friction and speed when lowering a person • Risks of relying on a single person to hold or pay out the line

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• Which method gives you the most steady, gradual control over the lowering, using friction on a fixed point rather than just grip strength? • Which options increase danger by depending on machinery, a single person’s hand strength, or a moving point instead of a properly belayed line? • Think about how you would lower a heavy load safely — what line arrangement would you trust the most if your own life depended on it?

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• Identify which choice uses a secure turn around a fixed strong point to create controlled friction when slacking away • Eliminate any option where the sailor personally controls the critical part of the line supporting their own weight • Be cautious of methods that rely mainly on winches or manual grip strength instead of a properly belayed line and controlled slacking

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Question 1 of 20

Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor to be lowered in a bosun's chair when descending vertically?

Lead the hauling part to a cleat on the mast and slack the sailor down

Taking several turns of the gantline on a winch drum and then lower the sailor by backing off on the winch

Lead the bight of the hauling part to a rail and taking several turns, then slacking away with the bight

For that sailor to feed the hauling part through a bosun's chair hitch

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Question 1 / 2066636ef128f7522a1c522aca

Question 1 of 2066636ef128f7522a1c522aca

Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor to be lowered in a bosun's chair when descending vertically?

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Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor to be lowered in a bosun's chair when descending vertically?

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• Bosun's chair safe handling practices • How to control friction and speed when lowering a person • Risks of relying on a single person to hold or pay out the line

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