Before 1950 a compartment could be identified by its name - for example, No.2 diesel generator room - and its position in the ship could be described by giving the deck name, the stations between which it was situated, and whether it lay to port, starboard or in the middle of the ship .
Phambi kuka 1950 indawo yokuhlala yayisalathwa ngegama layo - umzekelo, unombolo 2 ligumbi lokwenza idizili - kwaye indawo yalo enqanaweni ingachazwa ngokuthi kunikwe igama ledekhi, izikhululo phakathi kwendawo eyayikuyo, nokuba yayisenxwemeni, kwicala lasekunenen enqanaweni okanye embindini wenqananwa.