🔍 Key Concepts

• Nylon line characteristics (elasticity, low friction, tendency to surge) • Safe line-handling practices around bitts and other fittings • How many turns are normally needed on smooth, strong synthetic line to keep control under load

💭 Think About

• Think about how slippery and stretchy nylon is compared with manila or poly line. With just one turn on a bitt, will it really hold or let you ease the line safely under load? • Which choices describe safe body position and which put you in danger if the line surges, parts, or jumps off the bitts? • Look for the option that both increases friction on a slippery line and keeps your body out of the danger zone if something goes wrong.

✅ Before You Answer

• Eliminate any option that puts any part of your body in a bight or potential snap‑back path. • Ask: "Does this choice increase friction and control over a strong, elastic, slippery line, or does it reduce it?" • Verify that the method described would still be safe if the line suddenly surged or parted under heavy load.