The operation of fitting ratlines is known as rattling down, because originally it was begun at the masthead and continued downwards, but the modern practice is to rattle upwards from the sheerpole.
Indlela ekulinganiswa ngayo intambo zempuku ebizwa ngokuba luzingelo lwempuku lwaphantsi kuba ngokukuko yaqala kwiflegi yentloko yaqhubekeka ngokuhlela phantsi, kodwa kwixesha langoku kukuzingela phezulu ukusuka kwipali ethe ngqo.