18.3.5 Soft Eye
A soft eye is an eye made at the end of a rope by forming a loop and splicing the free end into the standing part. The eye that is formed is not fitted with a protective thimble. (See Figure 18.3.5-1 )

Figure 18.3.5-1
A soft eye is an eye made at the end of a rope by forming a loop and splicing the free end into the standing part. The eye that is formed is not fitted with a protective thimble. (See Figure 18.3.5-1 )

Figure 18.3.5-1