pardast pardani ulatuvate tekiehitiste vahele jääv, parrastel umbreelinguga ääristatud peateki osa (alla 30% laeva pikkusest). Paikneb hrl pikendatud ahtriehitise (pupiga ühendatud keskm tekiehitise) ja paki vahel. Kaevu paigutatud tekilast on hästi kaitstud.
Where bulwarks on the weather portions of freeboard or superstructure decks form wells, ample provision shall be made for rapidly freeing the decks of water and for draining them. Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation, the minimum freeing port area (A) on each side of the ship for each well on the freeboard deck shall be that given by the following formulae in cases where the sheer in way of the well is standard or greater than standard.