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PLIMSOLL LINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Shipbuilding
- Safety (Water Transport)
- Regulations (Water Transport)
- Maritime Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- load line
1, record 1, English, load%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- load-line 2, record 1, English, load%2Dline
correct
- Plimsoll line 3, record 1, English, Plimsoll%20line
correct
- loadline 4, record 1, English, loadline
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 5, record 1, English, - load%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
summer load line, tropical load line, winter load line 5, record 1, English, - load%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Constructions navales
- Sécurité (Transport par eau)
- Réglementation (Transport par eau)
- Droit maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne de charge
1, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20charge
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20charge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20charge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ligne de charge : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 4, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20charge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
ligne de charge d'été, ligne de charge d'hiver, ligne de charge tropicale 5, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20charge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Construcción naval
- Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
- Reglamentación (Transporte por agua)
- Derecho marítimo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- línea de carga
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20de%20carga
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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