Depth of water is best as it's one less thing to calculate to relate depth where you are to charted and tidal depth. Depth below keel in feet with chart plotter in feet. I can visualise a foot rather than 0.3m. I don't take unknown crew often and if they are interested, they get told what the instruments relate to.
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