The Spanish bowlineThe complete guide to knots and knot tying — Geoffrey Budworth — p.190 — is a double loop knot that can be used to lift a person. For a conscious person, each loop is placed around a leg and the person holds onto the standing part of the rope. This knot can serve as a makeshift Bosun's chair. For an unconscious person one loop is placed around the arm pits and the second loop is placed around the knees. This knot has an elegant symmetry and can be tied quickly when mastered. Unlike the

Portuguese bowline The Portuguese bowline ( pt, Nó volta do calafate; also known as the French bowline and Lisbon surprise) is a variant of the bowline with two loops. The two loops are adjustable in size. Rope can be pulled from one loop into the other, even after ...

, each loop is separately fixed, which is a nice feature. It is a complicated knot however and if not properly tightened, it can slip. A

fireman's chair knot A fireman's chair knot (also known as the chair knot, Man-O-War sheepshank, double fool's harness or the Shaw special) is a knot tied in the bight forming two adjustable, lockable loops. The knot consists of a handcuff knot finished with a locki ...

is another double loop knot which is more practical, easier to tie and less prone to slipping although it lacks the elegance of a Spanish bowline. Image:Spanischer_Palstek_hinten.jpg, From behind Image:Spanischer_Palstek_vorne.jpg, From the front

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