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Fresh Water Allowance

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Loadline draft shift for sea water ↔ fresh water per ICLL 1966.

Formula

$$ \text{FWA (mm)} = \frac{\Delta}{4 \cdot \text{TPC}} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$\Delta$Summer-load displacementtloadline certificate
$TPC$Tonnes per centimetre at SLWLt/cmhydrostatic table
$FWA$Fresh water allowancemmresult

Sources

  • IMO ICLL 1966.
  • Derrett & Barrass Ch.8.