The inclination of the vessel to one side or the other due to badly stowed cargo, flooding or a shift in the cargo. Not to be confused with heel which is caused by the pressure of the wind on the hull and superstructure.
Ukurhoxa kwenqanawa kwicala elinye okanye kwelinye ngenxa yokufaka kakubi umthwalo, ukuwuphuphumalisa okanye ushenxo lomthwalo. Oku akumelanga kuphazanyiswe nokuqethuka kwenqanawa okwenziwa luxinzelelo lomoya kwisiqu senqanawa nakuyo iphela.