TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
OUTLINE SHEET 1-02-1 (continued)
(1) Manila--Superior to any other natural fibers in these four
ways:
(a) ____________
(b) ____________
(c) Ease of ____________
(d) Resistance to ____________
(2) Marline
(a) Commonly used aboard ship.
(b) Dark ____________.
(c) Made of two-strand, left-lay, tarred ____________.
(3) ____________--Used for tying down objects.
b. Synthetic fiber (man-made) line--Most large lines aboard ship are
made of synthetic fibers; i.e., mooring lines.
(1) Polyester
(a) ____________ in appearance.
(b) Almost as strong as ____________, but has less stretch
ability.
(c) Used for halyards, and other applications requiring
strength and ____________ stretch.
(2) ____________
c. Wire rope
(a) White and shiny; feels slick.
(b) Almost ____________ times stronger than manila line of
the same size.
(c) If nylon line is stretched between 40% to 65% of its
original length, it will part. Upon parting, it will
return instantaneously to its original length
(____________) with deadly force.
(1) Made by twisting long steel wires around a ____________.
(2) Uses include ____________, ____________, and cranes.
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