Freeboard and load line
Height of the deck edge above the waterline; the load line marks show the deepest the ship may be loaded in each zone and season.
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Freeboard and load line |
| Russian | Надводный борт и грузовая марка |
| Romanian | Bord liber și marca de încărcare |
| Polish | Wolna burta i znak wolnej burty |
| Latvian | Brīvsāns un kravas zīme |
| Filipino | Freeboard at load line |
| Indonesian | Lambung timbul dan garis muat |
| Chinese | 干舷与载重线 |
| Croatian | Nadvođe i teretna linija |
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