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Freeboard Is the vertical distance from the waterline to the main deck. In a vessel marked with load lines, the "Statutory Freeboard" is the vertical distance from the upper edge of the deckline to the horizontal line running through the load line disc. Ref. Pg 13 Ch 1

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