| A | B |
|---|
| Rope Designed for any use but rescue | Utility Rope |
| Standard for Life Safety Rope & Equipment | NFPA 1983 |
| Construction of rope where continuous strand of fiber runs entire rope length | Block Creel Construction |
| Load suddenly placed on a rope such as during a fall | Impact Load |
| Rope made of manila, sisal or cotton | Natural Fiber Rope |
| Rope consists of a protective shield over load bearing core | Kernmantle Rope |
| Rope designed not to stretch under a load | Static Rope |
| Rope constructed by twisting groups of individual strands together | Laid Rope |
| Rope made of polypropylene, polyester or nylon | Synthetic Fiber Rope |
| Rope designed to stretch, reducing impact shock after a fall | Dynamic Rope |
| Rope constructed by intertwining strands of rope together | Braided Rope |
| Device used for creating anchors and lashings | Webbing |
| End of the rope used to tie a knot | Working End |
| Temporary knot that falls apart if the object being held is removed | Hitch |
| Free end of the rope used for hoisting or pulling | Running Part |
| Knot used to stabilize long objects that are being hoisted | Half-Hitch |
| Used to form a loop, easy to untie and does not constrict | Bowline |
| Knot that consists of 2 half-hitches, used to attach to posts, tools & hoses | Clove Hitch |
| Knot used to joint two unequal diameter hoses | Becket Bend |
| Non load bearing rope attached to a hoisted object to help steer it | Tag Line |
