1. Job Performance Requirement 15-9
Tying a Follow-Through Figure Eight

2. side of the basic knot to go around the object you
A Follow the directions for tying a basic figure eight; however, you need to make sure that you have an adequate amount of rope left on the working end
side of the basic knot to go around the object you
are securing the rope to.
JPR 15-9A

3. B If you are securing the rope to an object, wrap
the working end around the object at this point.
(From this point on the procedure is very similar
to the procedure for joining two ropes together.)
JPR 15-9B

4. on a bight (the next knot described) around an object.
C As the name implies, you now follow the other rope through the knot, coming from the opposite direction. In effect, you have formed a figure eight
on a bight (the next knot described) around an object.
JPR 15-9C

5. D You should conclude with the end of the working end parallel to the standing part.
JPR 15-9D

6. E Finish with a safety knot.
JPR 15-9E