Load Line 6 : The waterline corresponding to the maximum draft to which a vessel is permitted to load, either by freeboard regulations, the conditions of classification, or the conditions of service. See also: Plimsoll Mark
US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Glossary of Shipping Terms, Washington, DC, USA 2008. http://www.marad.dot.gov/documents/Glossary_final. pdf, (Mrtm - Amer) {572}