An AB is ordered to stopper off a mooring line that is surging on the bitts so the line can be transferred to a cleat. Which knot is specifically suited to take a strain along another taut line for this purpose, and why is a clove hitch alone insufficient?

1. A. A bowline is used because it forms a fixed eye; a clove hitch is insufficient because it cannot be tied on a bight
2. ✓ A rolling hitch is used because it takes a strain along a spar or taut line; a clove hitch can work loose under a varying or axial pullCorrect
3. C. A sheet bend is used because it joins two lines of unequal size; a clove hitch jams under heavy load and cannot be released
4. D. Two half hitches are used because they make a line fast to a post; a clove hitch lacks a locking turn