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Ballast tank and Waterline

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Difference between Ballast tank and Waterline

Ballast tank vs. Waterline

A ballast tank is a compartment within a boat, ship or other floating structure that holds water, which is used as ballast to provide stability for a vessel. The waterline is the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water.

Similarities between Ballast tank and Waterline

Ballast tank and Waterline have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ballast tank, Buoyancy, Draft (hull), Sailing ballast.

Ballast tank

A ballast tank is a compartment within a boat, ship or other floating structure that holds water, which is used as ballast to provide stability for a vessel.

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Buoyancy

In physics, buoyancy or upthrust, is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object.

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Draft (hull)

The draft or draught of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained.

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Sailing ballast

Ballast is used in sailboats to provide moment to resist the lateral forces on the sail.

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Ballast tank and Waterline Comparison

Ballast tank has 36 relations, while Waterline has 32. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 5.88% = 4 / (36 + 32).

References

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