Having only ballast and no cargo.
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CAPACITY PLAN
A plan outlining the spaces available for fuel, cargo, ballast, fresh water, etc, with guides on weight and volume for spaces at various drafts and displacements
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BALLAST BONUS
The compensation for relatively long ballast voyage
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IN BALLAST
Having only ballast and no cargo.
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KENTLEDGE
Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent high-density ballast.
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BALLAST GROUND
A designated area for discharging solid ballast before entering harbor
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BALLAST
Any liquid or solid weight placed in a ship to change the trim, increase the draft, or to regulate the stability
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BALLAST TANK
Tanks at the bottom or sides of a ship which are filled with seawater for ballasting purpose.
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DOUBLE BOTTOM
Compartments at the bottom of a ship between inner bottom and the shell plating, used for fresh water, ballast water, fuel oil, etc
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TRIM
The difference between the draft forward and the draft aft. A ship is trimmed by adjusting the location of fuel, cargo, ballast, etc.
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CARGO AREA
That part of the ship which contains the cargo containment system, cargo pumps and compressor rooms, and includes the deck area above the cargo containment system. Where fitted, cofferdams, ballast tanks and void spaces at the after end of the aftermost hold space or the forward end of the forward-most hold space are excluded from the cargo area.
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