INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE ZONES

20W

20E

40E

LOAD LINES

60E

80E

(Tropical
Fresh Water)
TF

(Fresh Water)
F

(Tropical)
T

THIS AREA
NOT FORMALLY
DELINEATED

(Summer)
S
NORTH ATLANTIC
WINTER SEASONAL ZONE 2

(Winter)
W
(Winter North
Atlantic)

Lloyd's Register

B a r e n t s

WNA

S e a
80W

60W

40W

SUMMER ZONE for ships over

100m. (328ft.) in length and
WINTER SEASONAL AREA for ships
of 100m. (328ft.) or less in length.
Winter: 1 Nov. to 31 Mar.
Summer: 1 Apr. to 31 Oct.

60N
NORTH ATLANTIC
WINTER SEASONAL ZONE 1

SUMMER ZONE for ships over

100m. (328ft.) in length and
WINTER SEASONAL AREA for ships
of 100m. (328ft.) or less in length.
Winter: 16 Dec. to 15 Mar.
Summer: 16 Mar. to 15 Dec.

NORTH ATLANTIC
WINTER SEASONAL
AREA

North
Sea

T
L

SUMMER ZONE for ships over

100m. (328ft.) in length and
WINTER SEASONAL AREA for ships
of 100m. (328ft.) or less in length.
Winter: 1 Dec. to 28/29 Feb.
Summer: 1 Mar. to 30 Nov.

NORTH ATLANTIC
WINTER SEASONAL ZONE 2

40N

M ed i t e r r a n e

Re

Arabian
Sea

ea
dS

Caribbean
Sea

SUMMER ZONE

20N

Se

Gulf of
Mexico

an

SUMMER ZONE for ships over

100m. (328ft.) in length and
WINTER SEASONAL AREA for ships
of 100m. (328ft.) or less in length.
Winter: 1 Nov. to 31 Mar.
Summer: 1 Apr. to 31 Oct.

NORTH ATLANTIC
SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA

Bay
of Bengal

ARABIAN SEA
SEASONAL
TROPICAL AREA

BAY OF BENGAL
SEASONAL
TROPICAL AREA

TROPICAL ZONE

a b SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN SEASONAL TROPICAL

TROPICAL ZONE

E
A

20S

TROPICAL ZONE

SUMMER ZONE

SUMMER ZONE

SUMMER ZONE

40S

SOUTHERN WINTER SEASONAL ZONE

60S

80W

60W

20W

40W

20E

40E

60E

80E

Time difference in hours from GMT at 15 intervals

-6
Lloyds Maritime Atlas

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

GMT

+1

+2

+3

+4

+5

+6
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