THE PLIMSOLL LINE
The Plimsoll line, or load line, as it is often termed, is the mark to tie found on each side of a British ship. The mark comprises a circular disc 12in in diameter, with a horizontal line drawn through its centr.e. The mark must bo in white or yellow on a dark ground. The centre of this disc must be placed at such a level as is approved by the Board of Trade, and it indicates the maximum load line in salt water to which the ship may bo loaded. If the Bhip is loaded so as to submerge the centre of the disc the ship is deemed to bo unsafe and may be detained. When a crew is being signed on to man a cargo boat the master of the ship must enter in the agreement with the crew the distance from the centre of the disc, to 'the upper edge of each deck line above it.; .
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 74, 24 September 1927, Page 19
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161THE PLIMSOLL LINE Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 74, 24 September 1927, Page 19
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