(13) Keel line
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(13) Keel line

 is the line parallel to the slope of keel passing amidships through:

  • (a) the top of the keel or line of intersection of the inside of shell plating with the keel where a bar keel extends above that line of a vessel with a metal shell; or

  • (b) the rabbet lower line of the keel of a vessel with a shell of wood or a composite vessel; or

  • (c) the intersection of a fair extension of the outside of the shell contour at the bottom with the centreline of a vessel with a shell of material other than wood and metal.

Parent topic: Regulation 2 - Definitions
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