Title: Demonstrate the types of knots required for hoisting or securing.
Course: Firefighting I (15152-I) > Section: 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?
- What advantage is there to using a figure 8 over a bowline knot?