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Weather working day calculator

A weather working day (WWD) is a day on which weather permits cargo work; periods of bad weather are excluded from laytime. Compute counted laytime by subtracting weather-affected hours from elapsed hours.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

WWD=ElapsedWeather lost\text{WWD} = \text{Elapsed} - \text{Weather lost}
SymbolMeaningUnit
ElapsedElapsedHours during cargo operationsh
WeatherlostWeather lostHours lost to bad weatherh

Source: BIMCO LAYTIMEDEFS 2013

In short

Convert elapsed hours into weather working hours by subtracting bad-weather time.

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