In large ships the intervals may be as much as from 4 to 6 ft amidships, and from 2 ft 6 in .
Kwinqanawa ezinkulu ezi ziphumlisi zisenokuba nkulu zibe nobude obuzinyawo ezi-4 ukuya kwezi-6 embindini wenqanawa, kunye neenyawo ezi-2 nezintandathu ngaphakathi.