This is the weight of water displaced by the ship and equals the volume displaced multiplied by a constant representing the density of water. The displacement weight of a ship can vary according to circumstances and position in the world, although displacement weight and ship weight are equal when the ship is at rest in equilibrium in still water.
Obu bubunzima bamanzi ashenxiswe yinqanawe, alingana nomthamo wokushenxiswa ngokuphindwe ngokumela okuzingileyo kokuxinana kwamanzi: