When a ship is drawing 22 ft forward and 23 ft 3 in. aft, the waterline at the bows touches the lower edge of the numeral XXII and reaches halfway up numeral XXIII at the stern.
Xa inqanawa ibhekela phambili nge 22 ft na 23 ft 3 phakathi; ngemva, umgca wamanzi kumphambili wenqanawa uchatha umphetho ongezantsi wenano u XXII afikelele ahafini yenani u XXIII emva.