Deck General · Ship Construction — Deadweight
A vessel's deadweight tonnage (DWT) represents:
- AThe weight of the empty hull
- BThe volume of enclosed spaces
- CThe total weight the vessel can carry (cargo, fuel, stores, water, crew) at her load line✓ Correct
- DThe engine power
Explanation
Deadweight is loaded displacement minus lightship—i.e., everything the vessel carries: cargo, fuel, ballast, fresh water, stores, and crew, up to the assigned load line. Lightship is the weight of the vessel itself with machinery and permanent equipment.
Authority: Load Line Convention; naval architecture
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