TERMS USED IN ROPEWORK

HALF HITCH ROUND TURN OVERHAND KNOT

 REEF KNOT EIGHT KNOT

ROUND TURN & TWO HALF HITCH FISHERMAN’S BEND

ROLLING HITCH
REEF KNOT : It consists of two overhand knots with ends passed
opposite to each other. It will not easily come undone by itself but can be
untied.
EIGHT KNOT : This knot is used to prevent a rope unreeving through a
block and for use with a log rotator.
ROUND TURN & TWO HALF HITCHES and FISHERMEN”S BEND :
Both of these knots are used for securing weights to a standing object.
More than one round turn can be taken if required.
TIMBER HITCH & HALF HITCH : The timber hitch by itself is merely a
quick means of making a running eye and is of some use on soft objects
but not as useful on hard ones. The hold can be improved with addition of
a half hitch.
CLOVE HITCH ON THE BIGHT / END : A most useful hitch for the
general purposes but it will not resists a sideway pull.
ROLLING HITCH : It is also useful for general purposes but especially
where it must resist a sideways pull (left or right).
SINGLE / DOUBLE SHEET BEND : The knot is used to secure a rope’s
end to an eye or a small rope to a larger one.
FISHERMEN”S KNOT : This knot is used to join two smaller ropes
together. When strain comes on, the two overhand knots slide together
and will fit snugly. The ends can then be stopped to the standing part.
BOWLINE & RUNNING BOWLINE : A bowline makes a reliable
temporary eye where as a running bowline makes a sliding eye.
BUTTERFLY KNOT : A group needs to be roped together to climb a cliff
can secure the first and last man with a bowline and each remaining man
with a butterfly knot.
MIDSHIPMAN”S HITCH & BLACKWALL HITCH : Both are used to
secure a rope to a hook.
MARLING HITCH : It is used when lashing hammocks and similar long
bundles, and as a temporary repair for chafed rope.
HAWSER BEND : It is used to join two large ropes together. Not the
seizings.
CHAIN CHECK STOPPER : It is used to control the speed of paying out a
wire.
 CLOVE HITCH ON THE END
TIMBER HITCH

TIMBER HITCH & CLOVE HITCH ON THE BIGHT

A HALF HITCH
 FISHERMAN’S KNOT

SINGLE DOUBLE BOWLINE

SHEET BEND SHEET BEND

RUNNING BOWLINE
 BUTTERFLY KNOT

MIDSHIPMAN’S BLACKWALL
HITCH HITCH
MARLING HITCH

HAWSER BEND

CHAIN CHECK STOPPER

MENDING OF NETS
Mending means repairing of nets. The best procedure in net mending is to
restore the meshes by weaving in an uninterrupted sequence. The
principle of net mending is the same whether it is a seine net, trawl or
purse seine.
Trimming
Before repairing a tear, the edges of tear are prepared. This operation is
known as trimming or clean cutting. This involves elimination of bars not
needed for the mending and removal of stumps on the half meshes. When
this operation is performed correctly, the edges consist of only points and
meshes plus two bars one at the start and the other at the finish. If there
are more than two bars, they are removed by cutting suitably. The removal
of stumps on meshes serves two purposes.
a. The mending looks neater because of reduction in the no. of bulky knots.
b. It helps mender to avoid mistaking the mesh knot for the sider knot. While
trimming the unwanted strands, care must be taken not to cut the strands
too close to the sider knots and at the starting and ending bars. As the
knots are not firm at these places, they may untie thus opening the
meshes. Therefore, at least 1/2“ strand should be left while trimming these
knots.
Elimination of knots on meshes –
All knots of a row are of the same design as those of following row by
turning round in panel braided by hand. In case of machine made webbing,
all knots of a row are of the same design as those of the following row by
turning upside down. Whatever the method of construction, the knot
connecting one mesh to another always looks like a single sheet bend
formed on a loop. Thus the twine to be cut in order to undo the knot on a
mesh will be either of sheet bend itself or the twine of the loop on which
formed. In the first case clip the fore end of the twine as far as the knot.
Then pull the mesh in opposite direction. In the second case (to cut the
twine of loop itself) one of the free ends of the twine issuing from the sheet
bend is cut even with the knot and then pulled in the opposite direction.
Knots used in net mending
• Double sheet bend
• Single sheet bend
• Side knot
TYPES OF CUTS USED TO SHAPE NETTING
Mounting of webbing / netting
Fixing a piece of net to a line or rope around all or some of its edges at any definite
degrees of closeness or openness of the meshes is called Mounting. Also called fixing
or hanging a net. The webbing is, first attached to a line or rope called as bolch line or
hanging line before attaching to the head rope or foot rope.
Methods of Mounting
Reeving: This is the easiest method. A line is reeved through the head meshes and
the end ones are fixed at the required distance. The other meshes are spread evenly
and hitched at certain points.
Stapling: In this method, a stapling line (a thicker twine) is hitched to the head line
near one end. The other end of the stapling line is then riven through the required
number of meshes and hitched again to the head rope at intervals. The line is stapled
to the rope by making loops with a clove hitch, rolling hitch etc.
Norselling: This is a method of mounting in which the hanging line is attached to the
head line by means of short pieces of twine or line called as Norsels. It is also called as
osselling.
Marling - In this method the mounting yarn is reeved through the meshes and then
knotted on main line at intervals by marling hitches. It is commonly used in the wings of
small trawls.
Hitching - The meshes are directly fixed on the working ropes by mounting yarn using
the hitches.
Setting/sitting - The deep sea trawls are mounted indirectly to working ropes by bolch
line. The meshes are first stapled to the bolch line which in turn fixed on the working
ropes by knotting with small strips of twine. This method of mounting is known as
setting or sitting.
REEVING SETTING

HITCHING MARLING
STAPLING WITH CLOVE HITCH
STAPLING WITH ROLLING HITCH
NORSELLING
NET MENDING