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¿Qué nudo permite realizar una gaza no corrediza para encapillar un cabo?Which knot makes a non-slipping eye to drop over a bollard?

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Correct answer: d) Bowline.

Why it is correct

A bowline makes a fixed eye that does not close. It drops over a bollard and is easy to untie.

Why the others are not

  • a) It is a hitch, not an eye.
  • b) It joins lines.
  • c) It is for the anchor.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Fixed eye: bowline.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Knots and lines

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