Deadweight (DWT)
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16/04/2010 – 01/01/2012 Annex I, Directive 2009/42/EC Scope: Whole act
(f) ‘Deadweight (DWT)’ means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a ship on summer load-line in water with a specific gravity of 1,025 and the total weight of the ship, i.e. the displacement in tonnes of a ship without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and drinking water in the tanks, usable supplies as well as passengers, crew and their possessions.
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