When a ship goes alongside, the berthing hawsers required for working the ship to her berth will usually be a head rope, a stern rope, one head and one back spring, and perhaps two breast ropes.
Xa inqanawa ihamba ecaleni indawo ekulala kuyo inqanawa yentambo enkulu kufuneka isetyenziswe kwiqanawa ekulondawo ithi ibe ngumphambili wentambo, umva wentambo umphambili omnye nomva omnye wotwaluleko okanye iintambo zotwaluleko ezimbini ezithi zibe nokuhambela ngaphandle kuxhomekeke kwimeko, kodwa isinye kwindawo yokulala inqanawa intambo enkulu kufuneka isebenzile kwinqanawa , inqanawa ikhutshelwe ngaphandle ngaphaya lolunge lokhekelo olulungileyo olumisa ibhodi yangaphandle ngaphezulu kukhuselo mvalo, apho zinokulungiswa ngomgca omkhlu onokugotywa kwangexesha inqanawa isebunzimeni obukude kwibhlorho egena elwandle ekumisa kuyo inqanawa.