list the steps taken by the captain to protect the ship when rough weather began. ncert cbse class 11eng.hornbill ch2
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Narrator and his family felt no problem in their voyage until they reached "Cape Town".After they reached Cape Town they again proceeded towards their aim of world voyage but when they reached"the southern Indian Ocean" then suddenly weather changed which resulted in very fast moving wind and waves as well and for saving his ship from sinking, he did whatever he could do at that time such as-He dropped the storm jib to slow the boat,he lashed heavy mooring rope in the stern and he even doubled the lash,he even went through life-raft drill and attached lifelines
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(i) To protect the ship when rough weather began, the captain took the following steps (a) To slow the boat down, the captain dropped the storm jib and lashed a heavy mooring rope in a loop across the stern. (b) He then double lashed everything, and went through the life raft drill