Measure time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. One bell means 12: 30, two bells mean 1: 00, three bells mean 1: 30, and so on until 4: 00 (eight bells). At 4: 30 the cycle begins again with one bell.
Umlinganiselo wexesha kwinqanaweekhwelweyo. Isandi sentsimbi siyavakala kwisiqingatha seyure ngasinye.. Intsimbi enye ithetha 12: 30, eyesibini ithetha 1: 00, eyesithathu 1: 30.