Load line (watercraft)
Videos
The load line, also known as Plimsoll line, indicates the legal limit to which a ship may be loaded for specific water types and temperatures in order to safely maintain buoyancy, particularly with re
Load line mark and additional load lines on the hull of a ship
Load line markings on a cereal carrier, certified by Bureau Veritas.
Lloyd's Register ("LR") load line mark and lines for commercial sailing vessels
Lloyd's Register ("LR") load line mark and lines and timber load line mark and lines for power-driven merchant vessels
Waterline
Videos
The waterline is the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water.
Load line (watercraft)
…for specific water types and temperatures in order to safely maintain buoyancy, particularly with regard to the hazard of waves. The load line is a waterline that corresponds to the maximum draft of the ship, thus yet another name, load waterline. Varying water temperatures will affect a ship's draft, because…
Waterline of a ship. The mark above the waterline indicates the Plimsoll line