Above the sheerpole, at intervals of about 15 in., the shrouds may be joined by a number of light horizontal lines called ratlines; the shrouds then form a ladder, of which the ratlines are the rungs, for use when going aloft.
Ngaphezulu kwepali epheleleyo ikhefu olukwi 15 zonke iindawo, izigubungelo singadityaniswa nenani lezikhanyisi ezithe tyaba ezibizwa ngokuba yintambo yeempuku, isigubungelo sakhe ileli, apho kwajikeleziswa intambo yeempuku, esetyenziswa xa kusiyiwa phezulu