The stopper is laid along- side the hawser with its tail pointing towards the source of strain; the tail is half-hitched round the hawser against the lay, and then dogged round the hawser with the lay; the end is then held by hand or stopped to the hawser (i), Chain stopper.
Umiso lubekwe ngakwicala lentambo yentsimbi ngomsila okhombe ngaphambili kwemvalaphi yokutsala ngamandla, umsila onqunyulwe phakathi, ujikelezwe ngentambo yentsimbi ngapha kobeko, kengoko ekugqibeleni kubanjwa ngezandla okanye umiso lwentambo enkulu Umiso lwatyathanga.