A guide to ropes and cables, including their uses and safety rules.

- It brings together in one self-contained text everything one needs to know about the purchase, use, and maintenance of ropes of all sizes and types.

- It is aimed at both professional sailors and amateurs involved in various activities related to the use of ropes, such as fishermen, operators and maintenance personnel of machines, climbers, skiers, athletes, etc.

- It guides the reader, primarily with easy-to-understand diagrams, thus avoiding unclear descriptions that often cause confusion.