He pouaka rama ārahi mō te wātea o te wāhi waka e tū ana i runga i te papa, i hangaia mō ngā tomokanga matua o te wāhi waka, ngā tomokanga o te pāka me ngā pūwāhi urunga arawhata o roto, o waho rānei. Hei wāhi whakaatu tomokanga i roto i te pūnaha ārahi waka, ka whakaatu i ngā wāhi wātea i te wā tūturu mā te rohe, mā te papa rānei, hei āwhina i ngā taraiwa ki te whiriwhiri wawe i te ahunga tika o te wāhi waka i mua i te tomo.
He tino pai mō ngā kaiwhakauru pūnaha waka, ngā kaiwhakahaere whenua me ngā kaiwhakarato otinga waka atamai e rapu ana i ngā pouaka rama arataki tomokanga pakari.