Amakhethini omlilo anceda ukuthintela ukwanda komsi namadangatye, ukunciphisa umngcipheko wokufa ngenxa yokuphefumla. Amakhethini omlilo asebenza kwiinjongo ezintathu eziphambili kwisakhiwo: ukunciphisa uphuhliso lokuqala lomlilo, ukuthintela ukusasazeka komlilo, kunye nokukhusela iindlela zokuphuma. Amakhethini omlilo ziinkqubo zokukhusela umlilo ezinceda ukwahlula isakhiwo kunye nokucothisa ukwanda komlilo nomsi.
Amakhethini omlilo enziwa ngelaphu le-fiberglass kuba ilula, inokumelana nobushushu obuphezulu, iyamelana nokushwabana, ukolula kunye nokufiphala. Ngamanye amaxesha ikwalukwa kunye nezinye izinto ukunyusa amandla ayo kunye neempawu zokuxhathisa ubushushu, ezinje ngentsimbi engenasici, ihlala ithungelwa elaphini ukunceda ukwandisa ukusebenza kwayo.
Amakhethini omlilo asetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kwiindawo ezinkulu zorhwebo kunye nesakhiwo esivulekileyo sokwakha. Ngexesha lomlilo, amakhethini omlilo aba ngumqobo womzimba phakathi kwendawo yomlilo kunye neendlela zokuphuma.






