Vessel length
The most frequently used and preferred measure of the length of a fishing vessel is length overall (LOA) which refers to the maximum length of a vessel from the two points on the hull most distant from each other,...
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Other measures of the length of vessels are:
Waterline length (LWL) which refers to the length of the designed waterline of the vessel. This measure is used in determining certain properties of a vessel for example, the water displacement; Length...
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