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Lexicon

Inland navigation and inland waterway law is a unique world. This means that specific jargon is often used. This lexicon will help you master some much-needed terms.

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  • Ship portative force

    Synoniemen: laadvermogen

    jauge: capacité totale ou partielle d'un navire de commerce exprimée en volume; la jauge se calcule en tonneaux (un tonneau = 100 pieds cubes soit 2,83 m3)

    Synoniemen: port en lourd force portative

    deadweight: the total weight in tons (2240 lb.) that a ship carries on a specified draft including fuel, water in tanks, cargo, stores, passengers, baggage, crew and their effects, but excluding the water in the boilers. It is the difference in weight between a vessel when it is fully loaded and when it is empty measured by the water it displaces.

    Synoniemen: carrying capacity, deadweight