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.
Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip, which has been nationally syndicated since 1991. Nate is 11 years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth grade Renaissance Man.