THE APPLICATION OF

ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE

PLIMSOLL LINE

DEFINITION
. THE PLIMSOLL LINE IS AN IMAGINARY LINE
MARKING THE LEVEL AT WHICH A SHIP OR
BOAT FLOATS IN THE WATER.
IT INDICATES HOW MUCH LOAD IS ALLOWED
AT DIFFERENT TYPES OF WATER.

EXPLANATION
THE MAXIMUM SAFE LOADING DEPTH
VARIES WITH OCEAN REGIONS AND
SEASONS.
IN THE TROPICS THE WATER IS WARMER
AND THEREFORE LESS DENSE THAN IN
TEMPERATE REGIONS, SO WITH THE SAME
LOAD SHIPS WILL FLOAT HIGHER IN COLD
REGIONS THAN IN THE TROPICS.
SUMMER AND WINTER CAUSE SIMILAR
CHANGES.

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FUNCTION
THE DENSITY OF WATER IS
DETERMINED BY THE SALINITY OF
WATER AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
A SHIP WILL SUBMERGE DEEPER IN
FRESHWATER THAN THAT IN SEA
WATER BECAUSETHE DENSITY OF
FRESHWATER IS SMALLER.
THE SHIP CAN BE LOADED WITH
HEAVIER LOAD IN SEA WATER THAN
IN FRESHWATER.