Title: Demonstrate the types of knots required for hoisting or securing.
Course: Public Safety II (15101-II) > Section: FIREFIGHTING: Using Ropes

Demonstration should include tying a

- bowline for hoisting or securing an object
- clove hitch for securing and/or hoisting
- figure 8
- figure 8 follow through
- figure 8 on a bight
- Becket bend
- waterman’s knot
- half hitch
- safety knot.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why should a double-overhand knot be used with most tied knots?
- What other terms describe the working end?