🔍 Key Concepts

• Automatic tension winch safety limitations • What happens when a person is caught in a moving line under tension • Why you must never rely on automatic or emergency cut‑outs around rotating machinery

💭 Think About

• Think about which option describes the most realistic and serious hazard if your body becomes entangled in a line leading onto a rotating drum or gypsyhead. • Consider whether an automatic tension feature or safety cutout can react faster than the movement of a loaded line and a human body being pulled in. • Ask yourself what seamanship training and safety videos emphasize as the primary danger around winches and capstans: is it line parting, machinery auto‑stopping, or something else?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which choice reflects the worst credible consequence when working alone around rotating deck machinery. • Check whether industry safety guidance tells you to trust mechanical cutouts or to avoid the bight and line turns entirely. • Confirm what typically happens first when a person is caught in a line: line failure or person pulled toward the machinery.