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.
Origin and Meaning of Nate Nate is a name of English origin, and it means Diminutive form of Nathan or Nathaniel. It's a name commonly given to both boys and girls.
How many people have the last name Nate? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 544 people with the last name Nate. How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Nate? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Nate as their last name since less than 1 person in 556k people have that last name.