Deadweight definition

Deadweight. (DW) means the difference in metric tons between the displacement of a ship in water of a specific gravity of 1.025 at the load waterline corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard and the lightweight of the ship.

Deadweight means deadweight as defined in Regulation 1(22) of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;

Deadweight means the weight set out in Article I, Clause 2, calculated at the draft set out in Article I, Clause 2, in salt water (specific gravity 1.025). This shall include fuel, provisions, consumable stores, fresh water, crew and passengers, in addition to spare parts and equipment in excess of the requirements of the Classification Society.

Examples of Deadweight in a sentence

• Deadweight Tonnage (DWT)The number of tons of 2,240 pounds that a vessel can transport of cargo, stores and bunker fuel.

• Mulligan, Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government, 46 J.L. & ECON.

• DeadheadOne leg of a move without a paying cargo load.Usually refers to repositioning an empty piece of equipment Deadweight CargoA long ton of cargo that can be stowed in less than 40 cubic feet.

• The SELLER guarantees that the VESSEL is to have a deadweight of not less than 30,000 metric tons at the design draft moulded of 10.00 meters in sea water of 1.025 specific gravity as defined in the Specifications (hereinafter called the "Guaranteed Deadweight").

• Deadweight is in accordance with paragraph 4.3.10 of the “2013 guidelines on survey and certification of the energy efficiency design index (EEDI)”.

More Definitions of Deadweight

Deadweight means the difference in metric tons between the displacement of an OSV in water of a density of 1.025 at the load waterline corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard and the lightweight of the vessel.

Deadweight has the meaning set out in the Specifications;

Deadweight means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a ship in water of a specific gravity of 1.025 and the lightweight of the ship;

Deadweight. (载重量) means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a ship at summer load water line and the lightweight of the ship;

Deadweight difference between (i) displacement of the Vessel at its design draft draught at even keel and (ii) Lightweight

Deadweight means deadweight as defined in Regulation 1.23 of Annex I to MARPOL 73/78;

Deadweight means the difference between a Vessel’s loaded and light displacement, consisting of the total weight of cargo, fuel, fresh water, stores, and the crew.