This is the total internal capacity of a ship measured in register tons from the top of the floors to the tonnage deck. This includes all spaces above the floors. The tonnage deck is the upper deck in all ships with less than three decks, and the second deck from below in all other ships. Only complete decks are counted.
Lo ngumphakathi opheleleyo wobungakanani benqanawe obulinganiswe ngesixhobo sokubhala isantya sentoni ukusuka ngaphezu kwemigangatho ukuya kumgangatho wobukhulu benqanawe obulinganiswe ngeetoni. Oku kudibanisa zonke izithuba ngaphezulu kwimigangatho.Umgangatho wobukhulu benqanawe obulinganiswe ngeetoni ngumgangatho ophezulu kuzo zonke iinqanawe ngaphantsi ngemigangatho emithathu, nomgangatho wesibini ukusuka ngezantsi kuzo zonke ezinye iinqanawe. Yimigangatho egqityiweyo kuphela ebalwayo.