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Load Lines and Fresh Water Allowance Quiz
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Load Lines and Fresh Water Allowance Quiz

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What was the purpose of Samuel Plimsoll's formula?

  • To measure the length of merchant ships
  • To calculate the speed of merchant ships
  • To determine how much cargo each vessel could safely handle in stormy waters (correct)
  • To estimate the crew capacity of merchant ships

    • What did overloaded merchant ships suffer from in the 1800s?

  • Sinking in stormy seas (correct)
  • Navigation errors
  • Piracy attacks
  • Mechanical failures

    • What did Samuel Plimsoll's formula aim to prevent?

  • Crew mutinies
  • Cargo theft on ships
  • Overloading of merchant ships (correct)
  • Sailing in stormy seas

    • What did the seasonal Load Line marks serve to demonstrate?

    <p>The purpose of seasonal Load Line marks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of overloaded merchant ships in stormy seas?

    <p>Sinking of the ships</p> Signup and view all the answers

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