ontothestandingpart.ifhe
isunconsciousbothlegsare
putthroughoneloopandthe
otherisplacedunderhis
armpits.Aswellasbeingused
forrescuework,thebowline
onabightisusedasavery
safemethodofsalvaging
objects.Method
Doubletheendintoa bight
andoverlapthestandingpart
toforma loop(1).Usingthe
two-fingeredmethod(seepage
74)forma loop(2,3),then
threadthebightthroughthe
loopandbendthebightback
overtheendoftheloopto
stopit widening(4,5),
Continuebendingitback
rightaroundtheloopuntilit
comesuptothestandingpart
again(6,7).Becareful
throughouttheentire
operationnottoconfusethe
loopandthebight,whichhas
tobepulledtight.Theknotis
workedbypullingthe
standingpartsandtheeyeof
theloopat thesametime(8).