Used in uniting hawsers for towing. Is easily untied by pushing the loops inwards.
Turn the end of one rope A over its standing part B to form a loop. Pass the end of the other rope across the bight thus formed, back of the standing part B over the end A, then under the bight at C, passing it over its own standing part and under the bight again at D.
The Mariner's Compass
Boxing the Compass consists in enumerating the points, beginning with north and working around the circle as follows:
North
North by East
North, North-east
North-east by North
North-east