Basic Seamanship: Rope splice. Back Slice and Crown Knot

Hello friends!

Today I will show how to make some rope splices with real examples from the ship that I work in.
But first I will explain little bit about the knots used.
The Back splice is used to stop the end of a rope unraveling but because it creates a greater thickness at the end of the rope it can make tying subsequent knots and lashing with the rope slightly more difficult.
How to make a back splice:

Unlay more than sufficient to make the splice and spread the strands evenly.
Make a crown knot by bending each end over its neighbor in turn, going the same way around as the lay of the rope.
How to make a crown Knot:

• spread out the strands;
• Choose one strand and, continuing around in the direction of the rope's twist lay it across its neighbor.
• Repeat with that strand.
• Repeat with the remaining strand tucking it under the first.
• Tighten it to form the first part of a Back Splice.
• Tuck each end in turn over the adjoining main strand and under the next.
• Draw tight close to the crown knot.
• Continue in this fashion until you’ve made at least three tucks. Draw the ends tight after each round of tucks
  Ok now that we know the way we start to do it for real!
  These photos were made on board Celebrity Summit in a day that we had to splice some ropes.
  So we start by unraveling the strands:

Then we join the strands

Now this next part may be hard …or let’s say difficult to understand but what you have to do is just put one strand in another strand.
I for example I like to count to three:

• One down
• Two up
• Three down
  

After that we have some lose strands these we tie with rope and a band (the black band) and then we cut and burn them.

Well I hope you enjoyed my small guide I am Cynetyc and I will see you next time!