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A load line is a line that limits the maximum mean draft, so that there will be sufficient freeboard and reserve buoyancy to insure the safety of the vessel.
Plimsoll marks consist of a disk with a horizontal line through its center, indicating the summer load line, and a series of other horizontal lines indicating the load lines for various water and seasons.
F or FW---Freshwater.
IS---Indian ocean in summer.
WNA--North Atlantic in winter.
S---Summer in waters other than Indian Ocean.
W---Winter in Waters other than North Atlantic.
T---Tropical waters.
TF---Tropical Fresh water.
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Thee plimsoll line in fresh water and in salt water?
The plimsoll line is lower in salt water than in fresh
What happens if the plimsoll line is below the level of the water?
The plimsoll line is a reference mark painted on the bow of a ship. If the line is below the water level, the ship is overloaded. There are lines for when on fresh water and when on salt water.
Then was the plimsoll line invented?
The plimsoll line was invented in the 19th centary by a british man named Samuel plimsoll
How do you calculate the plimsoll load line of a boat?
the plimsoll line tells you when youve reached the loading limit on the ship(gross weight). Say its 20 000 tonnes, then youve displaced 20 000 tonnes of water (archemides principle). Where this equates to the water line on the hull is the plimsoll line. Variation due to water density and temperature will also be taken into account
Why do we need plimsoll line?
We need the plimsoll line to show the legal amount of weight in case it has an overload and plus to show how high or low the water is to prevent sinking.
What did plimsoll force ship owners to do?
The Plimsoll Lines stopped owners overloading the ship, as it provided a 'load line' which could not be exceeded. i.e. when a ship goes to sea, the water line is never allowed to go above the plimsoll line.
Why was the plimsoll line created?
The Plimsoll line was created to prevent ships from sinking at sea.
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.
Why is the plimsoll line called the plimsoll line?
because it was invented by a man called Samuel plimsoll It has saved many lines, he deserves to be honored for this idea.
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 plimsoil line?
Do you mean the plimsoll line then if so it's found on the outside of a ship to determine the water line.
