freeboard in English

noun
1
the height of a ship's side between the waterline and the deck.
Modifications to the hull included increasing the freeboard amidships and flaring the topsides to widen the beam at the weatherdeck.

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1. In addition, side scuttles in spaces below the freeboard deck shall be provided with permanently attached deadlights.

2. The freeboard measured amidships from the edge of the working deck from which fishing is undertaken, shall not be less than # mm or not less than the freeboard corresponding with the maximum permissible draught, whichever is the greater

3. En The freeboard measured Amidships from the edge of the working deck from which fishing is undertaken, shall not be less than 300 mm or not less than the freeboard corresponding with the maximum permissible draught, whichever is the greater.

4. The freeboard measured amidships from the edge of the working deck from which fishing is undertaken, shall not be less than 300 mm or not less than the freeboard corresponding with the maximum permissible draught, whichever is the greater.

5. With no freeboard to counterbalance, the leeward rail pressed down, admitting the flood, and the boy bailed furiously.

6. The tanks travelled up and down the incline with a freeboard of about nine inches and little water oscillation.

7. So four of these Billets will support the raft (1200/290 equals 4), with 60% of each billet floating above the waterline, a freeboard of six inches.

8. Subdivision load lines assigned and marked on the ship's side at amidships (Regulation II-1/B/11)Freeboard (in mm)Remarks with regard to alternative service conditions:C.1 (1)

9. Culvert length L [ft] (m): Shoulder elevation E s [ft] (m): Freeboard F b [ft] (m): Entrance loss coefficient K e: Exit loss coefficient K E: OUTPUT: Please enter input data and press 'Calculate'

10. If the dimensions of the craft are modified, the transitional provisions no longer apply to those parts of the craft that are connected with this modification (e.g. distance of collision bulkhead, freeboard and anchor).

11. 2.2.3 If the dimensions of the craft are modified, the transitional provisions no longer apply to those parts of the craft that are connected with this modification (e.g. distance of collision bulkhead, freeboard and anchor).

12. These were intended to assist in berthing the ship in harbor and also in negotiating narrow waterways such as the Kiel Canal where, due to the carrier's high freeboard and difficulty in maneuvering at speeds below 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph), gusting winds might push the ship into the canal sides.

13. Pakistan contended, inter alia, that conditions at the Baglihar site did not require a gated spillway; that the spillway gates were not at the highest level; Indian calculations of the design flood and the height of the dam (Freeboard) were excessive; India's calculation of the required Pondage of 37.5 MCM was also too high as the correct Pondage should be 6.22 MCM; and that the level of intakes for the Power Plant were not at the highest level as required by the Treaty.

14. The determination upheld India's design flood value of 16,500 cumec against Pakistan's calculations of 14,900 cumec; upheld India's design of gated spillways; provided for freeboard of 3 metres as against 4.5 metres designed by India and 0.84 m calculated by Pakistan; provided for a maximum pondage of 32.56 million cubic metres (MCM) as against 37.5 MCM calculated by India and 6.22 MCM calculated by Pakistan; fixed the intake level 3 metres higher than as designed by India; and provided for India to resort to drawing down of reservoir for its maintenance and sustainability during monsoon season each year.