Load line (watercraft)
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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
Draft (hull)
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The draft or draught of a ship is a determined depth of the vessel below the waterline, measured vertically to its hull's lowest—its propellers, or keel, or other reference point. Draft varies accordi
Load line (watercraft)
…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 warm water is less dense than cold…
Draft markings on the stern of the Cutty Sark, an example of the Imperial system of such markings.
Draft marks on a ship's bow