Anchor shackles are provided because they are long enough in the clear to take the two hawser eyes, the ordinary joining shackle not being long enough for this purpose.
Amakhamandela e-ankile ayanikezelwa ngenxa yokuba made ngokwaneleyo ukuthatha amehlo amabini entambo enkulu, edla ngokudibanisa ikhamandela elingokho lide ngokwaneleyo ekwenzeni lo msebenzi.