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Loadlines Yr. I

The document discusses load-lines, which are markings on a ship's hull indicating the safe loading limits based on waterline and environmental conditions. It explains the importance of load lines for ensuring sufficient buoyancy, stability, and avoiding hull stress due to overloading. Additionally, it outlines various load line markings that correspond to different water types and seasonal conditions.

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Loadlines Yr. I

The document discusses load-lines, which are markings on a ship's hull indicating the safe loading limits based on waterline and environmental conditions. It explains the importance of load lines for ensuring sufficient buoyancy, stability, and avoiding hull stress due to overloading. Additionally, it outlines various load line markings that correspond to different water types and seasonal conditions.

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Caribbean Maritime University

Bsc. Marine Transportation Yr I & Bsc. Marine Engineering Yr I


Ship Construction and Stability I
Lecturer: Kimone Clair

Load-lines

A ship’s waterline is the line where its hull meets the surface of the water. A load line, also
called Plimsoll mark, is a marking indicating the extent to which the weight of a load may safely
submerge a ship, by way of a waterline limit. It is positioned amidships on both sides of a
vessel’s hull and indicates the draft of the ship and the legal limit to which a ship may be loaded
for specific geographical areas and seasons of the year. The purpose of the load line is to ensure
that a ship has sufficient freeboard (the height from the waterline to the main deck) and thus
sufficient reserve buoyancy (volume of ship above the waterline). It should also ensure adequate
stability and avoid excessive stress on the ship’s hull as a result of overloading. Ships intended
for the carriage of timber deck cargo are assigned a smaller freeboard as the deck cargo provides
protection against the impact of waves.
Temperature will affect the load line level because warm water provides less buoyancy, being
less dense than cold water. The same is the case with salinity, because fresh water is less dense
than salty seawater.
Load line markings are as follows:
TF Tropic Freshwater – the deepest permitted draft considering the relatively benign
weather conditions in tropical waters and the fact that the vessel floats deeper in freshwater due
to lower density than in saltwater.
F Freshwater – the deepest permitted draft in freshwater considering that the vessel floats
deeper in freshwater than in saltwater.
T Tropics – deepest permitted draft in tropical waters considering the benign weather
conditions in tropical waters.
S Summer – deepest permitted draft during summer considering benign weather
conditions.
W Winter – deepest permitted draft during winter considering rougher weather conditions.
WNA Winter North Atlantic – deepest draft permitted considering the rough weather
conditions likely to be encountered during winter in the North Atlantic.

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