The Complete U.S. Army Survival Guide to Tropical, Desert, Cold Weather, Mountain Terrain, Sea, and NBC Environments by Department of the Army

Author:Department of the Army
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2016-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

Figure 4-49 Square knot.

b. Checkpoints.

(1) There are two interlocking bights.

(2) The running end and standing part are on the same side of the bight formed by the other rope.

(3) The running ends are parallel to and on the same side of the standing ends with 4-inch minimum pig tails after the overhand safeties are tied.

4-50. FISHERMAN’S KNOT

The fisherman’s knot is used to tie two ropes of the same or approximately the same diameter (Figure 4-50). It is a joining knot.

a. Tying the Knot.

STEP 1. Tie an overhand knot in one end of the rope.

STEP 2. Pass the working end of the other rope through the first overhand knot. Tie an overhand knot around the standing part of the first rope with the working end of the second rope.

STEP 3. Tightly dress down each overhand knot and tightly draw the knots together.

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