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Dangerous cargoes

These are cargoes defined in Chapter VII, Regulation 1, Clause 1 of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code).

Deadweight

the difference in tonnes between the vessel's displacement in water of 1.025 density when submerged to its permitted summer freeboard height and its empty weight