Net tonnage

Net tonnage

Equals gross tonnage minus deductions for space occupied by crew accommodations, machinery, navigation equipment and bunkers. It represents space available for cargo (and passengers). Canal tolls are based on net (registered) tonnage.

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net tonnage

Transportation; Boats & ships

Equals gross tonnage minus deductions for space occupied by crew accommodations, machinery, navigation equipment and bunkers. It represents space available for cargo (and ...

net tonnage

Automotive; Automobile

A measure of the internal volume of spaces within a vessel in which 100 cu.ft. is 1 ton.

net tonnage

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

An approximation to a vessel's money-earning volume. Net tonnage according to canal rules is derived from gross tonnage by deducting an allowance for the propelling machinery ...

net tonnage (NT)

Transportation; Shipping

The replacement, since 1994, for “Net Register Tonnage.” Theoretically the cargo capacity of the ship. Sometimes used to charge fees or taxes on a vessel. The formula is(0.2+0.02 ...

nrt - net register tons see “net tonnage”

Transportation; Shipping

Theoretically the cargo capacity of the ship. Sometimes used to charge fees or taxes on a vessel.

gross & net tonnage(GT and NT)

Transportation; Boats & ships

Gross tonnage is the basis on which manning rules and safety regulations are applied, and registration fees are reckoned. Port fees are also often reckoned on the basis of GT and ...

range

Transportation; Boats &ships

Distance a boat can travel at cruising speed on a tank of fuel. Also, the distance to an object. Lastly, in intracoastal navigation, a set of two markers that, when lined up one ...

variation

Transportation; Boats &ships

Compass variable that accounts for the difference in degrees between true north and magnetic north.

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