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Which type of stopper should be used to stop off wire rope?

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Which type of stopper should be used to stop off wire rope?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Properties of wire rope under tension (surface, stretch, tendency to slip) • How different stopper materials (chain, synthetic rope, natural fiber, wire) grip or damage wire rope • Common safety practice when securing or stopping off wire rope on deck

💭 Think About

• Think about which material will bite and hold a smooth, hard wire rope without crushing or cutting it • Consider which option is most likely to slip on a wire under strain and which might damage the wire strands • Ask yourself what would be standard practice on a commercial vessel when heaving in or checking a wire with a stopper

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which material is commonly used as a temporary stopper on a tensioned wire in seamanship manuals • Eliminate any material that would obviously slip easily on smooth steel wire • Eliminate any material that would clearly damage or kink the wire rope when heavily loaded

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Which type of stopper should be used to stop off wire rope?

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Chain

B

Polypropylene

C

Wire

D

Manila

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Question 1 / 2707066636ee728f7522a1c518db1

Question 1 of 2707066636ee728f7522a1c518db1

Which type of stopper should be used to stop off wire rope?

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Question 1 of 27070

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Which type of stopper should be used to stop off wire rope?

If the question has a related picture, it will appear here.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Properties of wire rope under tension (surface, stretch, tendency to slip) • How different stopper materials (chain, synthetic rope, natural fiber, wire) grip or damage wire rope • Common safety practice when securing or stopping off wire rope on deck

💭 Think About

• Think about which material will bite and hold a smooth, hard wire rope without crushing or cutting it • Consider which option is most likely to slip on a wire under strain and which might damage the wire strands • Ask yourself what would be standard practice on a commercial vessel when heaving in or checking a wire with a stopper

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which material is commonly used as a temporary stopper on a tensioned wire in seamanship manuals • Eliminate any material that would obviously slip easily on smooth steel wire • Eliminate any material that would clearly damage or kink the wire rope when heavily loaded