Editing Bowline (section)

==Usage==
The bowline is used to make a loop at one end of a line.  It is tied with the rope's [[working end]] also known as the "tail" or "end".  The loop may pass around or through an object during the making of the knot.  The knot tightens when loaded at (pulled by) the standing part of the line.

The bowline is commonly used in sailing small craft, for example to fasten a [[halyard]] to the head of a sail or to tie a [[jib sheet]] to a [[Parts of a sail#The corners|clew]] of a [[jib]]. The bowline is well known as a rescue knot for such purposes as rescuing people who might have fallen down a hole, or off a cliff onto a ledge. This knot is particularly useful in such a situation because it is possible to tie with one hand. As such, a person needing rescue could hold onto the rope with one hand and use the other to tie the knot around their waist before being pulled to safety by rescuers. The [[Federal Aviation Administration]] recommends the bowline knot for tying down light [[aircraft]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Tiedown Sense | work = Advisory Circular (AC) 20-35C | publisher = [[Federal Aviation Administration]] | date = 7 December 1983 | url = http://www1.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/ACNumber/3121C979AF8A048C862569D60074B3B3 | pages = 11–12 | access-date = 7 May 2004 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051228211532/http://www1.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/ACNumber/3121c979af8a048c862569d60074b3b3 | archive-date = 28 December 2005 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

A rope with a bowline retains approximately 2/3 of its strength, with variances depending upon the nature of the rope, as in practice the exact strength depends on a variety of factors.

In the United Kingdom, the knot is listed as part of the training objectives for the Qualified Firefighter Assessment.<ref>{{ cite web |title=Qualified Firefighter Assessment – Part 2 Training Objectives |author=Defence Fire Training and Development Centre |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/244205/qfa4YQPart2TrainingObjectives.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311133305/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/244205/qfa4YQPart2TrainingObjectives.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>