The length of a vessel which may be flooded without sinking her below her safety or margin line. The value of the floodable length of a given vessel varies from point to point throughout her length due to change in form. Similarly at a given point it varies from time to time, depending upon the condition of loading and the permeability of the cargo.
Ubude benqanawe obunokuzaliswa ngamanzi ngaphandle kokutshona kwayo ngaphantsi kokhuseleko okanye umda omisiweyo. Uqikelelo lobunzulu bokugcwaliswa kwamanzi lwahlukahlukene ukusuka kwincam ukuya kwenye kubude bonke ngokotshintsho lwesimo.