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BOWLINE
Loop method
The bowline is the knot best
known to sailors and is the
most important in
seamanship. There are
numerous advantages to
using this knot as it does not
slip, come loose. or jam, and it
is not difficult to untie when
the rope is under strain.
The bowline is normally
used to fix a rope to an object
or to form a fixed loop at the
end of a rope. It is used at sea
on running rigging and for
hoisting, joining. and salvage
work. In climbing it is known
as the Bulin knot and is used
as a safety measure during the
ascent when it is clipped into
the karabiner.
