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WINTER LOAD LINE [4 records]

Record 1 2024-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
CONT

By international agreement, the oceans and waterways of the world are divided into load line zones, either permanent summer, winter, or tropical or seasonal summer, winter or tropical, depending upon the prevailing weather conditions likely to be experienced at different times of [the] year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
DEF

[...] espace géographique maritime délimité par la Convention internationale sur les lignes de charge définissant le tirant d'eau maximum des navires.

CONT

Chacune des zones de ligne de charge est classée de façon permanente ou saisonnière (hiver, été...). Le navire porte une marque de franc-bord pour chacune.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Safety (Water Transport)
  • Regulations (Water Transport)
  • Maritime Law
DEF

One of the lines painted on the sides of a ship which show the maximum depths to which the ship may be immersed when arriving at, sailing through or putting to sea in the different load line zones.

PHR

summer load line, tropical load line, winter load line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
  • Réglementation (Transport par eau)
  • Droit maritime
DEF

Marque de franc-bord, ou de jaugeage, qui indique l'enfoncement maximal autorisé pour chaque navire en fonction de la saison ou de la région traversée.

CONT

[La charge est le] maximum de poids qu'un navire peut porter sans compromettre sa sécurité. [...] «Les lignes de charge» qu'un navire ne peut dépasser [...] sont gravées et peintes de chaque côté sur la coque.

OBS

ligne de charge : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

PHR

ligne de charge d'été, ligne de charge d'hiver, ligne de charge tropicale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción naval
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
  • Reglamentación (Transporte por agua)
  • Derecho marítimo
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Record 3 2017-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regulations (Water Transport)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
CONT

Load waterline. ... The waterline corresponding to the maximum draft to which a vessel is permitted to load ... The rules which determine the maximum permissible load line in merchant ships ... have been laid down by the international convention respecting load lines ... and have been adopted by most maritime countries. The load lines prescribed in this convention are: The summer load line, marked "S". ... The fresh water load line marked "F".

PHR

dredging fresh water load line, intermediate fresh water load line, midsummer fresh water load line, summer fresh water load line, winter fresh water load line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réglementation (Transport par eau)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
PHR

ligne de charge d'eau douce d'été

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamentación (Transporte por agua)
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
CONT

Cuando a un buque se le asigne un francobordo mayor que el mínimo, de manera que la línea de carga se marque al mismo nivel o por debajo de la línea de carga periódica más baja que corresponde al francobordo mínimo de acuerdo con el presente Convenio, no necesitará marcarse más que la línea de carga de agua dulce.

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Record 4 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regulations (Water Transport)
DEF

A line painted on the sides of a ship which shows the maximum depth to which that ship’s hull may be immersed when in a winter zone.

CONT

The rules which determine the maximum permissible load line in merchant ships... have been laid down by the International Convention Respecting Load Lines(1930) and have been adopted by most maritime countries. The load lines prescribed in this Convention are : The summer load line, marked "S"... the winter load line, marked "W".

Key term(s)
  • winter loadline

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réglementation (Transport par eau)

Spanish

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