A heaving line consists of approximately 17 fathoms of 1¼-inch cordage, rot- proofed or natural, and well stretched; though it cannot be thrown much further than a distance of 12 fathoms the extra length often proves extremely useful.
Intambo yokunyusa usihlisa yenziwa ngumlinganiselo omalunga neenyawo ezili-17 ze-intshi 1Â¼- yentambo, ethintelwe ukubola, nerekiswe kakhuhle; nangona ingenako ukujulelwa kude kunomgama weenyawo ezili-12 ongumgama odlulisileyo nobonisa ukusebenza ngokugqithisileyo.