He āpure ako te whakatere, arā, te aroturuki me te whakahaere i te nekehanga o tētahi waka mai i tētahi wāhi ki tētahi atu. E whā ngā kāwai whānui o te whakatere: whakatere whenua, whakatere moana, whakatere rererangi, me te whakatere mokowā. He kupu anō hoki tēnei mō te mātauranga motuhake e whakamahia ana e ngā kaipāho ki te whakatutuki i ngā mahi whakatere.
Ko te āpure ako e arotahi ana ki te tukanga o te aroturuki me te whakahaere i te nekehanga o te waka, o te waka rānei mai i tētahi wāhi ki tētahi atu.