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Unit 2: Ship Measurement Exam Study
Guide.
Gross Register Tonnage - answer✔is the entire volume of all the enclosed spaces
Cargo Carrying Capacity - answer✔is the total weight of all the cargo that can be carried.
Net Tonnage - answer✔is used to calculate how much harbour dues must be paid; volume that can be
used to carry cargo. Net tonnage is not a measure of the weight of the ship or its cargo, and should not
be confused with terms such as deadweight tonnage or displacement. Also the net tonnage is unitless
and thus cannot be defined as "tons" or "net tons".
Bale Space - answer✔is the volume of the spaces used to carry general cargo.
Grain Space - answer✔is the volume of the spaces used to carry dry bulk cargo.
Deadweight; deadweight tonnage; D.W.T.; d.w.t.; DWT, dwt - answer✔is the sum of the weights of
cargo, stores, equipment, oils, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers and crew. It does
not include the weight of the ship.
Upthrust (or Buoyancy) - answer✔is equal to the weight of the displaced mass of water.
Loaded draft - answer✔is the draft of the vessel in laden (heavily loaded with something) condition.
Ullage - answer✔is the empty space on top of a liquid.
Oil space - answer✔is 98% of the volume of the tanks.
When buoyancy (or Upthrust) - answer✔is less than gravity the vessel will sink.
Moulded Depth - answer✔indicates the height of the cargo holds, including the d.b. (the double bottom
which provides strength and storage space for fuel, lubricating oil, fresh water, salt (ballast) water and
potable water.
Moulded Breadth - answer✔indicates the inside breadth of the cargo holds.
Beam - answer✔indicates the greatest distance between starboard- and port sides.
Freeboard - answer✔is the distance between deckline and the surface of the water.
11/06/2024 7:22 PM
Unit 2: Ship Measurement Exam Study
Guide.
Gross Register Tonnage - answer✔is the entire volume of all the enclosed spaces
Cargo Carrying Capacity - answer✔is the total weight of all the cargo that can be carried.
Net Tonnage - answer✔is used to calculate how much harbour dues must be paid; volume that can be
used to carry cargo. Net tonnage is not a measure of the weight of the ship or its cargo, and should not
be confused with terms such as deadweight tonnage or displacement. Also the net tonnage is unitless
and thus cannot be defined as "tons" or "net tons".
Bale Space - answer✔is the volume of the spaces used to carry general cargo.
Grain Space - answer✔is the volume of the spaces used to carry dry bulk cargo.
Deadweight; deadweight tonnage; D.W.T.; d.w.t.; DWT, dwt - answer✔is the sum of the weights of
cargo, stores, equipment, oils, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers and crew. It does
not include the weight of the ship.
Upthrust (or Buoyancy) - answer✔is equal to the weight of the displaced mass of water.
Loaded draft - answer✔is the draft of the vessel in laden (heavily loaded with something) condition.
Ullage - answer✔is the empty space on top of a liquid.
Oil space - answer✔is 98% of the volume of the tanks.
When buoyancy (or Upthrust) - answer✔is less than gravity the vessel will sink.
Moulded Depth - answer✔indicates the height of the cargo holds, including the d.b. (the double bottom
which provides strength and storage space for fuel, lubricating oil, fresh water, salt (ballast) water and
potable water.
Moulded Breadth - answer✔indicates the inside breadth of the cargo holds.
Beam - answer✔indicates the greatest distance between starboard- and port sides.
Freeboard - answer✔is the distance between deckline and the surface of the water.
