Elected to Parliament for Derby in 1868, he proposed a compulsory load line to prevent shipping accidents and obtained a royal commission on the subject in 1873.
The dignitaries at the Stuart presentation were told that she was the first warship in the world to carry a ‘load line’ on her hull.
The convention provides for the utilization of load lines on the sides of ships.
Checking regulations are not uniform, and can range from checking flags and safety radios to load lines showing how deep in the water a ship may sit without being overloaded.
Definition of load line in US English:
load line
nounˈlōd ˌlīnˈloʊd ˌlaɪn
another term for Plimsoll line
Example sentencesExamples
Checking regulations are not uniform, and can range from checking flags and safety radios to load lines showing how deep in the water a ship may sit without being overloaded.
The convention provides for the utilization of load lines on the sides of ships.
The dignitaries at the Stuart presentation were told that she was the first warship in the world to carry a ‘load line’ on her hull.
Elected to Parliament for Derby in 1868, he proposed a compulsory load line to prevent shipping accidents and obtained a royal commission on the subject in 1873.