Question 2015Deck General70% to pass
Which is a method used to make an eye in a bight of line where it cannot be spliced?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is B) seizing.
Seizing is a method used to make an eye in a bight of line where it cannot be spliced. Seizing involves wrapping smaller line or wire tightly around the standing part of the line to form a secure loop or eye. This is a common technique used when creating an eye in the end of a line that cannot be spliced, such as when working with synthetic or braided lines.
The other options are incorrect because they do not specifically create an eye in a bight of line. Serving refers to wrapping a line around itself, plaiting is a type of braiding, and braiding is a method of weaving strands of line together, but none of these directly produce an eye in the way that seizing does.
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