I-tarpaulin inokukhusela ngokufanelekileyo ubushushu kunye nemvula, kwaye inoluhlu olubanzi lokusebenzisa.Ingasetyenziselwa ukupakisha ekuthuthweni kwempahla, ukukhusela iimpahla ekuweni okanye imvula kunye nokutshiswa kwelanga, kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuhanjiswa okukhuselekileyo kwempahla kwindawo ekuyiwa kuyo.