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Any of a set of lines on the hull of a merchant ship that indicate the depth to which it may be legally loaded under specified conditions. Also called load line, Plimsoll line.
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What are plimsoll lines used for today?
the plimsoll lines are what is on the side on a boat. when you fill a boat with heavy goods, the water can be no higher than the line otherwise the boat sinks.
What is another name for a ship's load mark?
It is known as the plimsoll line, originally called the plimsoll mark.
What is the plimsoll line and why shouldn't you cross it?
a plimsoll line is on a boat so that everyone knows the mass weight that the boat can take, if you cross this line it is not safe and there is a possibility that the boat may sink
Does the Calypso even HAVE a plimsoll line?
Probably not. The purpose of a plimsoll mark is to protect insurance companies that insure merchant vessels. To get a plimsoll mark you must build the vessel to a classification societies standards and endure continual inspections. Since the Calypso started life as a warship, warships do not have to conform to the same standards as merchant vessels, they are not classified by a society and thus have no plimsoll mark.
Why is there a plimsoll line?
The Plimsoll line is there for safety's sake. It's to prevent overloading of a vessel.The Plimsoll line or Plimsoll mark is named for the 19th Century Englishman Samuel Plimsoll, who first suggested that it was necessary to have permanent line or mark on the hull of merchant ships to show the depth to which a vessel may be safely and legally loaded. This "load" line differs from the waterline, which shows where the unloaded vessel floats. The Plimsoll mark is important because if it is submerged due to overloading, it immediately shows that the vessel does not have enough freeboard (that part of the vessel that is out of the water) to be safe.
What is term for depth of water necessary to float a boat clear of the bottom?
Plimsoll line?
Where would you find a plimsoll line?
On the side of a large boat. It's positioned so that if it becomes under water then the boat is overloaded.
What side is the plimsoll mark on a ship?
There is one on each side, port and starboard.
How does a plimsoll line work?
According to the International Load Line Convention, the Plimsoll mark is placed at the same level as the summer (or standard) minimum freeboard line. In standard conditions (summer, in sea water), if the vessel is loaded in such a way that the plimsoll mark is submerged, then it cannot sail. It is considered overloaded. This is done, of course, to protect the lives of the sailors on board.
Why plimsoll mark is a circle not any other shape?
It was the mark decided upon in 1876 by the United Kingdom Merchant Shipping Act
Why did Samuel plimsoll force ship people to overload there ships?
On the contrary: The English politician and reformer, Samuel Plimsoll, devised the Plimsoll Line to prevent the overloading of ships. Ships float higher on salt water, and lower on fresh water. So the Plimsoll Line, painted on the bow of a ship, indicates the mark past which the ship must not pass - or it would be overloaded.
Who introduced the plimsoll lines?
Samuel Plimsoll
