It is permissible to place an eye splice in wire rope used as cargo gear providing the splice is made using __________.

Correct Answer: Option B — three tucks with whole strands and two tucks with 1/2 the wire cut from the tucking strand

Standard marine rigging practices and 46 CFR regulations mandate that eye splices in wire rope cargo gear consist of three full tucks with whole strands followed by two tucks with half the wires cut from each tucking strand.