When a seaman finds that the strain on a rope is becoming more than he can hold he instinctively takes a turn round the nearest bollard, cleat or other fixture, and then backs up the additional grip thus obtained with his own weight.
Xa indoda yaselwandle ifumanise ukuba utsalo lwangamandla lwentambo luphindane, ingabamba ngothuko lwemvelo luthathe ithuba lijikeleza kufutshane nentsika, isikhonkwane ekubotshelelwa kuso intambo okanye ezinye imini ezimiselwe umdlalo othile emva koko ubuyiselwe kwaye wongezelelwe ukubamba oko kubambekayo ngokobunzima bayo.