It is custom for the youngest member of the ships company to ring out the old year and ring in the new by striking 16 bells at midnight on New Years's Eve.
Lisiko lelungu elincinci kwiqela elisenqanaweni ukubetha intsimbi kwaye akwaze ukuphela konyaka omdala nokuqalisa konyaka omtsha ngokuthi ayibethe intsimbi amaxesha ali-16 kanye ezinzulwini zobusuku oBandulela uNyaka omTsha.