Job Description:

• 1) Splices wire and nylon rope to fabricate items, such as halyards, outhaul assemblies, reef lines, lazy jacks, and lifelines: Selects size and type of rope specified on work order and pulls rope through length meter to measure rope.

• 2) Wraps masking tape around rope to mark points where rope is to be spliced and cuts rope, using soldering iron with rope cutting attachment.

• 3) Wraps nylon thread around ends of rope or burns end of rope, using soldering iron, to seize ends and prevent fraying.