🔍 Key Concepts

• Mooring line names and positions along the ship (bow, quarter, stern) • The difference between breast lines (in/out) and spring lines (fore-and-aft) • Which line at the opposite end of the vessel performs a similar job to the stern line

💭 Think About

• Visualize the ship alongside a pier and sketch where each line would lead: from the bow, from the quarter, and from the stern. • Ask yourself: which line mainly holds the aft end of the ship from moving away from the dock, and what line does the equivalent job at the forward end? • Sort the lines into two groups: those whose main job is to stop fore-and-aft movement, and those whose main job is to stop in-and-out movement.

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on what a stern line actually does and from where to where it is led. • Identify which choice is the matching opposite-end partner to a stern line, not just any other line. • Confirm that the line you pick runs in a similar fore-and-aft direction relative to the ship as the stern line.