What is GA or General Arrangement plan and Information provided in it ?

  • Gross tonnage; net register tonnage;
  • Deadweight capacity on winter, summer and tropical loadline;
  • Deadweight and displacement scale on varying draught; this scale also shows the moment to change trim 1 cm and the TPC for each draught;
  • A diagram with measurements of winter, summer, tropical and fresh water loadlines with a diagram of the position of the deck line; this is usually placed alongside the deadweight and displacement scale so that the deadweight or displacement can be found for any loadline at a glance;
  • Grain and bale capacity of all cargo spaces in cubic feet or cubic metres and the position of the centre of gravity of the space; bale capacity of all cargo spaces in cubic feet or cubic metres;
  • Capacity in cubic metres and tonnes of double bottom tanks, peak tanks, deep tanks and fuel tanks and the positions of the centre of gravity of these spaces ;
  • Capacity of all stores and refrigerating chambers.

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