It is rove so that a pull on the tackle will jam the hawser against the eyeplate, thus operating as a brake and bringing it to rest.
Ithunyelwa ukuba ixingise ukutsalwa kwentambo ezinkulu zesikhephe ezikwipleyiti yeliso, kungoko oku kusetyenziswa njengebreki nto leyo ethi iyimise inqanawa.