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Understanding Safe Working Load (SWL) by Taranjit Singh Gill is a document available to read on EtoBox.

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The document defines several key terms related to ship design and cargo capacity: - Scantling draft is the maximum draft allowed for strength requirements, while the load draft used for freeboards must be less than the scantling draft. - Sheer and camber refer to the curvature of the deck in the fore-aft and athwartship directions, providing reserve buoyancy and assisting with drainage. - Various terms are defined relating to cargo capacity calculations like bale space capacity, stowage factor, and permeab

Author
Taranjit Singh Gill
Language
EN