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

Q: Kubalulekile ukugxininisa ekuqaleni ukuba xa incuma eyenziwe ngomthi iyahlala inqumle emanzini nomqheba uyatsalwa, incuma ixhathisa ngamanzi nesikhitshane sixhaswa ngaphambili ngexhadi okanye ngentsika.

A: It is important to stress at the beginning that when the blade of an oar is placed vertically in the water and the loom is pulled, the blade is gripped by the water and the boat is levered forward by the rowlock or crutch.
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Q: Xa isiseko sesimo somphambo kangangokuba inqanawa kufuneka igqithe phakathi kochazelo lwenqanaba lojiko oluqikelelwa kwindlela ethi ibenenqanaba lojiko oluthi lube lubaliwe.

A: The essential feature of the manoeuvre is that the ship should pass exactly through the pre-determined turning-point on approximately the course for which that turning-point has been calculated.
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Q: Enye kwiindidi zeziqithi ezintathu ziyindlela yokhuselo mgangatho wenqanawa.

A:
One variation of the three-island type is the shelter-deck ship.
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