Glossary
| Demise Charter | Also called a bareboat charter in which the bare ship is chartered without crew with the charterer, for a stipulated sum, taking over the vessel with a minimum of restrictions. See also Bareboat Charter. |
| DNV | Det Norske Veritas |
| DOC | Document of Compliance |
| Documentation Agency | A firm that provides assistance to an owner or an owner’s representative in respect to the gathering and submission of all supporting documentation and necessary forms to register a vessel and to maintain its registration. |
| DWT | Deadweight tonnes (DWT) is a measure of the total weight that a vessel can carry when loaded down to its marks, including the weight of cargo, fuel, stores, water ballast, fresh water, crew, passengers and baggage. See also GT. |