In nautical terms, what is the process of binding the end of a rope to stop it fraying called?
Rope storage. To prevent kinking it is usually coiled. To prevent fraying or unravelling, the ends of a rope are bound with twine (whipping), tape, or heat shrink tubing. The ends of plastic fibre ropes are often melted and fused solid; however, the rope and knotting expert Geoffrey Budworth warns against this practice thus: "Sealing rope ends this way is lazy and dangerous." A tugboat operator once sliced the palm of his hand open down to the sinews after the hardened (and obviously "sharp") end of a rope that had been heat-sealed pulled through his grasp. There is no substitute for
Sound (nautical) Sound (nautical) In nautical terms, the word sound is used to describe the process of determining the depth of water in a tank or under a ship. Tanks are sounded to determine if they are full (for cargo tanks) or empty (to determine if a ship has been holed) and for other reasons. Soundings may also be taken of the water around a ship if it is in shallow water to aid in navigation. Tanks may be sounded manually or with electronic or mechanical automated equipment. Manual sounding is undertaken with a sounding line- a rope with a weight on