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.
Ngeli lixa sisongelwa kwibhobhini okanye zibekwa kude, imigangatho yentambo ezinkulu zocingo kumele zihlanjwe ngamanzi amatsha ukususa ityuwa kuzo, zomiswe ngamalaphu, emva koko ziqatywe kancinci ngesithambisi ezinganayo i-asidi.