The panel was not satisfied by anything less than the proven ability of a candidate to "navigate" skillfully in the uncharted "sea" of sand, and his success in bringing the convoys of the "ships of the desert," (= the camels), and their cargoes, home safely.
Jopo la wachunguzi halikuridhishwa na sifa yoyote iliyo chini ya kiwango cha uwezo wa kiongozi wa msafara kuongoza kwa ustadi kwenye njia zisizo na michoro kwenye "bahari" ya mchanga, na kufaulu kwake kurudisha misafara ya "meli za jangwa" yaani ngamia pamoja na mizigo yao nyumbani salama.