The rules in this chapter apply to all ships above 24 m in length, except for ships of war, pleasure yachts not engaged in trade and fishing vessels. The requirements are in compliance with the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines 1966 (ICLL).
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.
Hi,
what are FT and AT stand for in freeboard calculation?
Why loadline mark both side is given what was the reason
Because a ship can go either side alongside . Visual readings are required by mates loading vessel to its max respective loadine and for inspectors to ascertain whether a ship is overloaded or not .
because ship can list to any side during cargo operations & appropriate reading will not be possible then.
What is loadline zone??
LL zone are particular area which falls under load line….. Zone can be seen in routing charts .,..