Because this apparatus is used for rescuing a crew of a ship stranded close inshore, it is usually provided at those stations which are situated in the vicinity of cliffs or high land.
Ngenxa yokokuba ezi zixhobo zisetyenziswa ukunceda abasebenzi benqanawa emise kufutshane nonxweme idla ngokunikezekwa kwezo zikhululo ezokhiwe kwiindawo zeenduli okanye zomhlaba ophakamileyo.