When a ship moors, the national colours are broken on the stern, the Jack is broken on the bow, and the national colours ("steaming colours") are hauled down at the masthead, all at the instant the first line goes over. When the ship gets underway, as soon as the last line is cast off the dock, the Jack and colours are struck at bow and stern while the steaming colours are broken at the masthead.
Xa inqanawe ibanjwe ngentambo zombane imibala yesizwe iyophuke kumva wayo, iflegi yomdibaniso iyasongana kwicala eli sisangqa kumphambili wenqanawe, ize imibala yesizwe eqhakazileyo ihle iye ezantsi kumphambili wenqanawe, ngalo lonke elo xesha imibala ngenye iyatshona. Xa inqanawe ihamba kutshona umbala wokugqibela kumgangatho wayo. Iflegi yomdibaniso nemibala iyabonakala kwisangqa esisemva ngelo xesha imibala eqhakazileyo iyophuka kumphambili.