Deck General · Mooring Equipment
A length of synthetic line spliced into the end of a wire or high-modulus mooring line to add elasticity and ease of handling is called a:
- APendant
- BGantline
- CStrop
- DTail (mooring tail)✓ Correct
Explanation
A mooring tail is a short synthetic (often nylon) length spliced to a wire or HMPE mooring line to add shock-absorbing elasticity and make the eye easier to handle on the bitts/bollard.
Authority: OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guidelines; Knight's Modern Seamanship
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