Load Line
Load Line :
A mark on a vessel side indicating the maximum depth to which it may be safely immersed when loaded with cargo. This depth is variable and depends on the waters of operation, time of year, and type of cargo; e.g. winter, North Atlantic, timber will have a special depth. Laws regulate the amount of cargo a vessel can carry and still maintain enough reserve buoyancy and a low enough center of gravity to ensure its safety in adverse weather and dangerous seas. The white areas in the pictures below are empty spaces for paying cargo, and the remaining space houses a vessel main and auxiliary machinery, living quarters and supply lockers
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