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Where would you find a plimsoil line?
Do you mean the plimsoll line then if so it's found on the outside of a ship to determine the water line.
Why plimsoll mark is a circle not any other shape?
It was the mark decided upon in 1876 by the United Kingdom Merchant Shipping Act
How line up multiply decimals?
You need to line up decimals for additional and subtraction. For multiplication, you don't need to line them up - in fact, it would serve no useful purpose.
How many line segments need to draw hexagon?
How many Line Segmants are in a Hexagon?
What two things do you need to write an equasion of a parallel line?
Slope of the line and the coordinates of a point on the line [for example (-3,2)]
Then was the plimsoll line invented?
The plimsoll line was invented in the 19th centary by a british man named Samuel plimsoll
Why was the plimsoll line created?
The Plimsoll line was created to prevent ships from sinking at sea.
Why is the plimsoll line called the plimsoll line?
because it was invented by a man called Samuel plimsoll It has saved many lines, he deserves to be honored for this idea.
Why is plimsoll line named after Samuel plimsoll?
He created the line so he named it after his self and wanted people to remember him
What is another name for a ship's load mark?
It is known as the plimsoll line, originally called the plimsoll mark.
Why is there a plimsoll line?
The Plimsoll line is there for safety's sake. It's to prevent overloading of a vessel.The Plimsoll line or Plimsoll mark is named for the 19th Century Englishman Samuel Plimsoll, who first suggested that it was necessary to have permanent line or mark on the hull of merchant ships to show the depth to which a vessel may be safely and legally loaded. This "load" line differs from the waterline, which shows where the unloaded vessel floats. The Plimsoll mark is important because if it is submerged due to overloading, it immediately shows that the vessel does not have enough freeboard (that part of the vessel that is out of the water) to be safe.
What did plimsoll force ship owners to do?
The Plimsoll Lines stopped owners overloading the ship, as it provided a 'load line' which could not be exceeded. i.e. when a ship goes to sea, the water line is never allowed to go above the plimsoll line.
What is the plimsoll line and why shouldn't you cross it?
a plimsoll line is on a boat so that everyone knows the mass weight that the boat can take, if you cross this line it is not safe and there is a possibility that the boat may sink
What does TF stand for in plimsoll line?
Tropical Fresh
What happens if the plimsoll line is below the level of the water?
The plimsoll line is a reference mark painted on the bow of a ship. If the line is below the water level, the ship is overloaded. There are lines for when on fresh water and when on salt water.
Another name for a ships level?
In the UK - the Plimsoll Line.
What is on the side of a ship?
The gunwales, the anchors, the name, and the Plimsoll line.
