LAP Y1W2 KNOTS/SPLICES

What term defines the free end of a rope used to form a knot?

• The standing part

• The bight

• The running end

• The loop

How do you calculate the working load limit for a rope?

• The average force, in pounds, needed to break a rope x number or strans

• Catalog breaking strength divided by design factor

• Dynamic loading divided by design factor

• Catalog breaking strength multiplied by design factor

When finishing an eye splice, what is the minimum number of full tucks required by OSHA?

• 8

• 5

• 6

• 4

What is the efficiency rating of a bowline?

• 65%

• 50%

• 55%

• 60%

What is the efficiency rating of a clove hitch?

• 50%

• 65%

• 60%

• 55%

What is the efficiency rating of a square knot?

• 50%

• 55%

• 65%

• 60%

What is the efficiency rating of a knots that choke?

• 65%

• 50%

• 60%

• 55%

What is the efficiency rating of a eye splice?

• 90%

• 95%

• 85%

• 100%

When referring to rope, what is dynamic loading?What is the efficiency rating of a short splice?

• Catalog breaking strength

• design factor

• shock loading

• The maximum load, or tension forces that should ever be applied to a rope

What is the efficiency rating of a short splice?

• 90%

• 80%

• 95%

• 85%