because it was invented by a man called Samuel plimsoll
It has saved many lines, he deserves to be honored for this idea.
It is known as the plimsoll line, originally called the plimsoll mark.
The plimsoll line was invented in the 19th centary by a british man named Samuel plimsoll
The Plimsoll line was created to prevent ships from sinking at sea.
He created the line so he named it after his self and wanted people to remember him
The plimsoll line is lower in salt water than in fresh
Its called the Plimsoll line. It shows how laden the ship is.
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.
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.
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.
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
Tropical Fresh
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.