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Weight & Dimensions - Volume

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Freight Training

Weight & Dimensions


Amount of cargo which can be carried on an aircraft is limited by weight as well as volume.

Heavy and small packages with High Density Cargo would tend to reach the weight limitations of the
aircraft, before the volume limitation is attained, thus resulting un sold Aircraft capacity.

Similarly, Low density Cargo would fill the whole volume capacity of the aircraft with light load
occupying a large space, thus losing revenue.

In order to maximize profits, the airlines established the chargeable weight of a shipment to be on:

Actual Gross Weight for Small and Heavy items and Volume Weight for Light and Bulky cargo to
compensate unsold Volume or Weight capacity.

The Actual Gross Weight


The actual gross weight is the weight of the shipment including packaging. This weight is used as the
‘Chargeable Weight’ for cargo which is heavy in relation to its volume, such as gold, silver, metals,
machinery etc.

This type of cargo is referred to as

‘ High Density Cargo”, which weighs: more than one Kilo per 6000 Cubic Centimetres

OR

more than one Kilo per 366 cubic inches OR more than one pound per 166 cubic inches.

How to establish chargeable weight for Low density cargo.


This type of cargo is referred to as Low Density cargo, because it weighs: Less than one Kilo per 6000
cubic centimetres. Less than one Kilo per 366 cubic inches. Less than one pound per 166 cubic inches.

Examples are Cotton, woolen clothing, plastic items …. Etc…….

We have to use the ‘Volume Weight’ (sometimes called as Dimensional Weight)

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How to arrive at the Volume Weight ?
Measure the package along its greatest length,

Greatest width and the greatest height irrespective of its shape.

The package may not be rectangular, may be awkward in shape, still you have to go for the

greatest length, width and the height Take the

2
measureme

nts of this box


ROUND OFF OF DIMENSIONS
Half or larger fraction of a centimetre or an inch

Round up to the next higher unit

Smaller fractions of a centimetre or an inch

Round down to the lower unit

Round Off the measurements of the box

Length 70.2 cm Width 49.5 cm Height 59.8 cm

27.4” 19.5” 23.7”

Rounded figures are as follows


Length 70 cm Width 50 cm Height 60 cm

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27 ” 20 ” 24 ”

Let’s try some exercises on rounding off = A Package measuring :

L 150.2 cm W 125.5 cm H 100.6 cm

150 cm 126 cm 101 cm

One more exercise on inches


Round off the measurements of the package

Length 75 ¼” Width 65 ½” Height 56”

75” 66” 56

Establishing “Volume Weight”


Let’s take the earlier example of rounded units

Length 70 cm Width 50 cm Height 60 cm

27 ” 20 ” 24 ”

Length(cm) x Width(cm) x Height (cm) =Vol. Wgt (Kg)

6000

Length(in) x Width(in) x Height (in) =Vol. Wgt (Kg)

366

Let’s do the calculations

70 cm x 50 cm x 60 cm = 210000 = 35 Kg

6000 6000

27 in x 20 in x 24 in = 12960 = 35.4 Kg

366 366

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27 in x 20 in x 24 in = 12960 = 78.1 lb

166 166

Rounding Off of Chargeable Weight


The chargeable weight obtained by either Actual Gross Weight or Volume weight Should rounded up as
follows:

Any fraction of a kilogramme must be rounded up to the next higher half kilogramme.

E.g.

100.4 kg to 100.5 kg -

100.6 kg to 101.0 kg

Similarly, the weight in pounds (lb)


Any fractions of a pound should be rounded up to the next higher full pound.

E.g.

100 lb 9 ounces to 101 lb

100 lb 2 ounces to 101 lb

Establishing Chargeable weight for shipments

Example 1
One piece of cargo weighing 300 kg has dimensions of 150.2 cm x 125.5 cm x 100.6 cm.

Calculate the chargeable weight

First, round off the measurements

150.2 cm x 125.5 cm x 100.6 cm.

cm 126 cm 101 cm

Then - Volume Weight = 150 x 126 x 101 = 318.2 kg

6000

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After rounding off = 318.5 kg

Actual Gross weight of the package is = 300 kg

But, the higher Volume weight of 318.5 kg

is the applicable chargeable weight.

The next example

A package with dimensions 75 ¼ ” x 65 ½” x 55 ¾”

Weighs 770 kg.

Calculate the applicable Chargeable weight.

Round off the dimensions

75 ¼ ” x 65 ½” x 55 ¾

75 in x 66 in x 56 in

Volume weight = 75 x 66 x 56 = 757.4 kg = = 757.5 kg

---------------

366

But, the Actual Gross weight is 770 kg.

Here, the actual gross weight is higher than volume weight.

Higher weight applies.

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