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.

Okokuqala umphunga wepetroli uyakuvuza ukusuka kwikhompathimenti nganye ukuya kwenye ngeetshaneli ezingalindelekanga.
Firstly, petrol vapour will seep from one compartment to another by most unexpected channels.

Ezi ntambo zidla ngokuba tyokololo, okanye zibetyokolo ngokugqithise ngokukodwa, intsontelo yocingo lwentsimbi, kodwa isenokuba yeyosinga kwiinqanawa ezincinci.
These are usually of flexible, or extra special flexible, steel wire rope, but can be of fibre rope in small ships.

Ukulolonga abaphathi bamajoni nabo bonke abasebenzi benqanawe emisebenzini yabo.

To exercise the officers and crew of a ship in all their duties.