While being reeled or otherwise stowed, the surface of a wire hawser should be washed with fresh water to free it of salt, dried with cloths, and then lightly smeared with an acid-free lubricant applied with a cloth pad.
Xa zibekwe okanye zisebhobhini indawo yentambo enkulu yocingo kufuneka ihlanjiwe ngamanzi acocekileyo ukukhulula yona kwityuwa, yomiswe ngelaphu, idonywe kancinci ngesithambiso esingena asidi sidonywa ngelaphu.