Nylon rope is the strongest and most elastic of all the （）ropes.A、synthetic fiberB、natural fiberC、wireD、wooden

Which molten substance is poured into the basket of a wire rope socket being fitted to the end of a wire rope ________．

A.Babbitt

B.Bronze

C.Lead

D.Zinc

An advantage of nylon rope over manila rope is that nylon rope ______.

A.can be used in conjunction with wire or spring-lay rope

B.can be stored on decks exposed to sunlight

C.can hold a load even when a considerable amount of the yarns have been abraded

D.gives audible warning of overstress whereas manila does not

Which statement is TRUE about the use of a“gob rope”________．

A.The gob rope is a mooring line for tying up lighters for working cargo alongside a vessel anchored in an open roadstead

B.The gob rope is used to secure the towline aft over the centerline of a tug

C.The gob rope is a line hung over a vessel's side to assist in boarding

D.The gob rope is a rope used in mooring a vessel to a buoy

A bridle for an ocean tow consists of ______.

A.two chains of equal length

B.a single nylon pendant rove through a heavy ring free to move on the pendant

C.two long legs of wire rope shackled to a fishplate

D.a single length of heavy chain with both ends secured on deck to welded pad eyes

A whipping is ______．

A.a messenger

B.a stopper for nylon line

C.a U-bolt for securing a cargo whip to the winch drum

D.turns of twine around a rope end