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MIdShIPMan’S hItCh

A slide-and-grip loop for suspending objects
or adding tension to a line.

The midshipman’s hitch is another misnamed knot. Not ing part of the line at enough of an angle to cause the
actually a hitch at all, the knot is a slide-and-grip loop that knot to grip firmly. When the load is off, the knot slides
can be adjusted when something needs to be suspended freely. If the working end is left long enough, a stopper
at a specific height or a line needs to have slack taken out. knot can be tied around the standing part of the line, giv-
When a load is applied to this knot, it deforms the stand- ing this hitch a semi-permanent position on the line.

Midshipman’s Hitch: Step 1 Midshipman’s Hitch: Step 2

KnOtS YOU need: BOat KnOtS

Form a loop in the working end of the rope. Take the working end around the standing
part and up through the loop.

gReeN light

This knot may be used by campers to add tension to
tent lines, by climbers to hang gear, and by artisans.

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