The angle which the straight portion of the bottom of the floor of the midship section makes with the base line. It is expressed by the number of inches rise above the base line in the half-beam of the vessel.
I-engile ethi inxenye ethe tye yomphantsi womgangatho wecandelo lombindi wenqanawe owenziwe ngomgca osisiseko. Iboniswa linani lee-intshi ezivela ngaphezu komgca osisiseko kwisiqingatha se'beam' yenqanawe.