Abstract:Managing the tonnage measurement program offers the Marine Safety Center (MSC) some unique challenges and opportunities. Tonnage measurement is the process of assigning gross and net tonnage and regis...Managing the tonnage measurement program offers the Marine Safety Center (MSC) some unique challenges and opportunities. Tonnage measurement is the process of assigning gross and net tonnage and registered dimensions to vessels of all sizes and its impact is far reaching. Though tonnage measurement today has much in common with what admeasurers have done for centuries, the tools of the trade and complexity of measurement rules and systems have undergone many changes, especially in the last 40 years. This article will examine where we have been and where we are going today with the tonnage measurement program.Read More
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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