The limit on captains was removed in 1806, the new regulations stated that a captain was not to order punishment 'without sufficient cause, nor even with greater severity than the offence shall really deserve.' As a punishment flogging seems to have been fairly ineffective, even as a deterrent, with the same man frequently being flogged for the same offence time and again.
Unyino kookhapteyini lwapheliswa ngo-1806, imithetho emitsha yayichaza ukuba ukhapteyini akavumelekanga 'ukohlwaya ngaphandle kwesizathu esaneleyo', okanye ohlwaye ngaphezulu kunesono osenzileyo, nkqu nokunqanda, amadoda amanye asoloko ebethwelwa ukwaphula umthetho omnye amaxesha ngamaxesha.