Before a seaman can handle ropes and hawsers he must learn how to prevent a rope's end unlaying by whipping so that he can manufacture strops and lashings, and how to knot and splice cordage and how to splice wire.
Phambi kokuba igorha laselwandle lisebenzise intambo kufuneka afunde ukukhusela intambo okugqibeleni nokuyibeka ukuze akwazi ukwenza umlinganiselo wesantya senqanwa nokudibanisa iintambo nokudibanisa iingcingo.