USCG Exam PracticeKnots, Bends, and Hitches
The rolling hitch is the correct choice when you need to ______.
- A. form a permanent eye at the end of a line
- B. join two lines of different sizes for a sustained pull
- C. hook a bight of line onto a cargo hook
- ✓ take a strain along a spar or onto another taut lineCorrect
Why D is correct
The rolling hitch is designed to take a strain along a spar or onto another taut line and is used to stopper off a line under tension. The cat's paw is used for hooking a line to a hook; the sheet bend joins lines of unequal size.
Cited:NAVEDTRA 14067 §3-2