When a ship goes alongside, the berthing hawsers required for working the ship to her berth will usually be a head rope, a stern rope, one head and one back spring, and perhaps two breast ropes.
Xa inqanawa ihamabela kufutshane, iintambo ezinkulu zokwenza indawo zokulala ezifunekayo ekusebenzeni inqanawa kwiindawo zayo zokulala eziza kusetyenziswa njengentsontelo eyintloko, enye isebenza njengentloko ize enye isebenze njengesipringi sangasemva, kwaye mhlawumbi njengeentsontelo zesifuba.