Deck General · Mooring — Heaving Line
A heaving line is used to:
- AAnchor the vessel
- BMeasure depth
- CCarry a light line ashore that is then bent to a heavier mooring line (the messenger to the eye)✓ Correct
- DSecure cargo
Explanation
A light heaving line with a weighted end (monkey's fist) is thrown to the dock; line handlers haul it in to bring the heavier mooring line/messenger across. It must be free of dangerous weighting (no metal/sand cores per safety guidance).
Authority: Knight's Modern Seamanship
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