In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

[EX Q]: Since every compartment in a ship is given a marking by the 1950 system, it is both convenient and desirable to refer to many compartments and fittings by the deck number and section letter rather than by an arbitrary number/
[EX A]: Kuba zenke ikhompatimente enqanaweni zinikwe iimpawu ngokwendlela ka 1950, kuluncedo kwenonqweno ukubiza iikhompatimente ezininzyl anezifakelo nyemanani emgangatho nonobumba becandelo nangamaneni angenantsingiselo.

[EX Q]: The vertical plane (surface) passing through the fore-and-aft centre line divides the ship into two halves.
[EX A]: Umgca onyukayo ogqitha kumphandle nangaphaya kumgca osesiphakathini wahlula inqanawa kubini.?

[EX Q]: To stop, e.g. "avast heaving" (stop heaving).
[EX A]:
Ukumisa, umzekelo ``misa ukunyusa nokuhlisa ngamaza'' (Yima ukunyusa).