46 C.F.R. § 30.10-20
Deadweight or DWT—TB/ALL.
Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 30.10-20 (2026)
The term
deadweight
or
DWT
means the difference in metric tons between the lightweight displacement and the total displacement of a vessel measured in water of specific gravity 1.025 at the load waterline corresponding to the summer freeboard assigned according to 46 CFR, subchapter E.
[CGD 74-127, 41 FR 3843, Jan. 26, 1976]