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BOWLINE

One-handedmethod

Thismethodisusedin
situationswhenonlyone
handcanbeused.Themost
importantexampleofusinga
bowlinemadewithonehand
isrescuingsomeonefromthe
sea.Havingcaughtthelifeline
throwntohimthepersonin
troublehastopassitaround
hisbackandmaketheknotas
quicklyaspossiblesothatthe
rescuercancontinuetopull
himin.

Method
Holdingtheendin theright
hand,crossitoverthe
standingpart(1).Makea
clockwiseturninthestanding
partandslipyourwrist
throughit (2,3,4),thenpass
theendbehindthestanding
part(5).(Asthismoveisquite
difficult,itisadvisableto
practiceitanumberoftimes
untilitcomesnaturally.)Letgo
oftheendfora momentand
pickit upagainontheother
sideofthestandingpart(6).
Jerktheropesharplytowards
youtopasstheendthrough
theturn(7),andimmediately
grasptheendandtheloop
(8).Thetensiononthe
standingparttightensthe
knot(9).