Usually means: Additional flotation capacity above waterline.
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  1. reserve buoyancy: Merriam-Webster
  2. reserve buoyancy: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. reserve buoyancy: Dictionary.com
  4. reserve buoyancy: Wiktionary

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  1. reserve buoyancy: Encyclopedia

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (reserve buoyancy)

noun:  (nautical, physics) The ability of a ship, boat, or other vessel to stay afloat even if loaded with additional weight; the additional buoyancy of a vessel above and beyond that required to just float the vessel itself.


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