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WHAT IS HEAVING LINE?

• A HEAVING LINE IS A LIGHTWEIGHT LINE WHICH IS USE ON BOARD SHIPS TO

ESTABLISH A CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE IN ANOTHER SHIP, PEOPLE ON SHORE,
OR SHIP MATES WHO HAVE GONE OVER BOARD. THESE LIGHTWEIGHT ROPES ARE
TYPICALLY WEIGHTED AT ONE END, CLASSICALLY WITH A MONKEY’S FIST KNOT,
AND THEY ARE VERY EASILY TO THROW ACROSS LONG DISTANCES. ONCE THE
LINE HAS BEEN TOSSED, ONE END OF IT CAN BE ATTACHED TO A HEAVIER ROPE
OR OBJECT.
WHAT IS THE USE OF HEAVING LINE?

• WHEN APPROACHING A PIER, WHARF OR QUAY WHICH IS STILL A DISTANCE OFF,

THE LINE REQUIRED. A SMALL CIRCUMFERENCE ROPE WHICH HAS A WEIGHT AT
ONE END AND OTHER END IS SECURED TO THE EYE OF MOORING ROPE.
WHERE WOULD YOU EXPECT TO FIND A MONKEY’S
FIST?

• A MONKEY’S FIST IS FOUND AT THE END OF A HEAVING LINE. PROVIDE WEIGHT

TO THE LINE, SO THAT WHEN THROWN, IT IS GIVEN DIRECTIONAL FORCE.
WHAT IS THE USE OF MONKEY FIST?

• MONKEY FIST IS A STANDING HEAVING LINE PART USED AS A GUIDE WHEN

THROWING HEAVING LINES, IT IS COILED AT ONE HAND FIRST, THE FEW TURNS
TO BE THROWN TO IT.
MONKEY FIST