The cable party usually consists of the Cable Officer, the captain of the forecastle, the chief engineering mechanic or chief electrician, a shipwright, a communication rating and a number of experienced seamen on deck and in the cable locker.
Iqela lenTambo lidla ngokuquka iefisa yenTambo umphaThe wezindlu zoomutileshe umblunisi omkhulu wenjini okanye inTloko elungisa umbane, umakhi wenqanawe, umxulumanisi, necmatilisha abaliqela abanamava emgangethweni nakwilokhuna yeenTambo.