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What should you do with a tiedown that shows a cut, fraying, or a knot in its webbing?
- A.Keep using it on lighter loads indefinitely
- B.Tie the cut section tighter
- C.Remove it from service; damage and knots significantly reduce a strap's strength and it no longer meets its rating
- D.Knots increase strap strength
Correct answer
C. Remove it from service; damage and knots significantly reduce a strap's strength and it no longer meets its rating
Why
A knot alone can cut a strap's effective strength substantially, and a cut or heavy abrasion does the same with less warning. Damaged webbing is replaced, not demoted, because its true remaining strength is unknown.
Manual topic: Securement - Damaged Straps · From the General Knowledge practice bank (GK-394).