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What did Samuel Plimsoll invent?
Samuel Plimsoll (10 February 1825 - 3 June 1898) was a British politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line (a line on a ship's hull indicating the maximum safe draft, and therefore the minimum freeboard (nautical) for the vessel in various operating conditions).
What is plimsoll lines?
Plimsoll lines are lines on boats and ships. If the line goes beneath the water the ship has too much cargo to be safe. The line was instigated by the English politician, Samuel Plimsoll, to try and stop the loss of lives and ships. Owners and shippers encouraged the captain to overload to get maximum freight for cost. The line is now assigned by insurance companies and enforced by laws, across the world. It looks like a circle with a line through it, on both sides midway along the side. The line through the middle must not be submerged, when floating in salt water, in summer seasonal waters. Another set of lines ahead of it, show modifications to the plimsoll line, allowing for seasonal differences, fresh water and timber cargoes. There are usually two letters placed fore and aft on the line. This denotes which insurance company has assigned the line. L R = Lloyd's Registry B V = Bureau Veritas
What does one invention leads to another mean?
Exactly that...that one invention leads to another invention. For example. The invention of the car, led to the invention of the assembly line
Why did Samuel Plimsoll invent the Plimsoll Lines?
To help reduce the number of lives lost at sea due to overloading of ships.
Why was plimsoll invented?
To save all the lives lost because of sinking B Lucy Epic-Awesome
Then was the plimsoll line invented?
The plimsoll line was invented in the 19th centary by a british man named Samuel plimsoll
Why was the plimsoll line created?
The Plimsoll line was created to prevent ships from sinking at sea.
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 plimsoll line named after Samuel plimsoll?
He created the line so he named it after his self and wanted people to remember him
What is another name for a ship's load mark?
It is known as the plimsoll line, originally called the plimsoll mark.
Thee plimsoll line in fresh water and in salt water?
The plimsoll line is lower in salt water than in fresh
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 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.
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
What does TF stand for in plimsoll line?
Tropical Fresh
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 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.
