180° 150° W 120° W 90° W 60° W 30° W 0° 30° E 60° E 90° E 120° E 150° E

0°
SUMMER ZONE
for ships over 328 ft. (100 m.) in length and
60° N 60° N WINTER SEASONAL AREA 60° N
for ships of 328 ft. (100 m.) OR LESS in length
NORTH ATLANTIC Winter – 1 November to 31 March
WINTER SEASONAL Summer – 1 April to 31 October

15° W
ZONE I SUMMER ZONE
Winter – 16 October to 15 April for ships over 328 ft. (100 m.) in length and
NORTH ATLANTIC Summer – 16 April to 15 October WINTER SEASONAL AREA
WINTER SEASONAL AREA SUMMER ZONE
for ships of 328 ft. (100 m.) OR LESS in length
for ships over 328 ft. (100m.) in length for ships over 328 ft. (100 m.) in length and 50° N
NORTH PACIFIC WINTER SEASONAL ZONE Winter – 1 December to 28/29 February
Winter – 16 December to 15 February WINTER SEASONAL AREA

50° W
Winter – 16 October to 15 April Summer – 1 March to 30 November
Summer – 16 February to 15 December for ships of 328 ft. (100 m.) OR LESS in length
Summer – 16 April to 15 October for ships of 328 ft (100 m.) or less in length Winter – 1 December to 28/29 February
Winter – 1 November to 31 March 45° N 45° N Summer – 1 March to 30 November
61° W

9° E
Summer – 1 April to 31 October NORTH ATLANTIC WINTER 43°12’ N

3° E
44° N ARABIAN SEA
SUMMER ZONE SEASONAL ZONE II SEASONAL TROPICAL

145° E
for ships over 328 ft. (100m.) in length and 40° N Winter – 1 November to 31 March AREA
WINTER SEASONAL AREA 68°30’ W Summer – 1 April to 31 October 40° N Tropical – 1 September to 31 May BAY OF BENGAL
35° N for ships of 328 ft (100 m.) or less in length SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA 38° N
150° W Summer – 1 June to 31 August 35° N
35° N Winter – 1 November to 31 March Tropical– 1 December to 30 April
36° N 36° N 36° N
Summer – 1 April to 31 October 73° W 25° W SUMMER ZONE TROPICAL Summer – 1 May to 30 November
33° N ZONE
30° N SUMMER ZONE 123° W SUMMER ZONE 30° N SUMMER ZONE 30° N
for ships over 328 ft. (100 m.) in length and
WINTER SEASONAL AREA
25° N
for ships of 328 ft. (100 m.) OR LESS in length SUMMER ZONE

20° W
Winter – 16 December to 15 March CHINA SEA
130° W

NORTH PACIFIC SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA 59° E

160° E

20° N Summer – 16 March to 15 December SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA

Tropical– 1 April to 31 October Tropical– 21 January to 30 April
10°30’ N Summer – 1 May to 20 January
Summer – 1 November to 31 March NORTH ATLANTIC
13° N SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA TROPICAL ZONE
13° N 60° W 13° N
Tropical– 1 November to 15 July (from Port Said) 9° N
13° N 13° N 82° E

145° E
70° E
105° W Summer – 16 July to 31 October 13° N
10° N 10° N 45° E 10° N
NORTH PACIFIC SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA 58° W 8° N 8° N 8° N
Tropical – 1 March to 30 June and
82° E
TROPICAL ZONE 1 November to 30 November
0° Summer – 1 July to 31 October and 0°
1 December to 28/29 February SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN
SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA TROPICAL ZONE
TROPICAL ZONE Tropical– 1 April to 30 November
10° S
11° S Summer – 1 December to 31 March
10° S 98° E
11° S 150° W 11° S
50° E 51°30’ E SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA
SOUTH PACIFIC 11° S
Tropical – 1 May to 30 November Summer – 1 December to 30 April
SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA

114° E
15° S 15° S
Tropical– 1 April to 30 November 51°30’ E
Summer – 1 December to 31 March
20° S 20° S 20° S SOUTH PACIFIC 22° S
150° W

26° S Tropic of Capricorn 50° E SEASONAL TROPICAL AREA

23°56’ N
Tropic of Capricorn 75° W 40° W Tropical
SUMMER ZONE SUMMER ZONE 1 April to 30 November
30° S SUMMER Summer 30° S
33° S 1 December to 31 March
170° W 33° S 32°47’ S 32°47’ S ZONE 34° S
72° W
33° S
79° W 34° S 34° S 34° S
50° W 17° E 35°10' S 28° E 35°30’ S
SOUTHERN WINTER SEASONAL ZONE 20° E SOUTHERN WINTER SEASONAL ZONE 118° E
Winter – 16 April to 15 October Winter – 16 April to 15 October
Summer – 16 October to 15 April 41° S
75° W 41° 47’ S Summer – 16 October to 15 April

43° 20’ S
73° 53’ W
LOAD LINES
74° 20’ W
45° 45’ S TF
47° S 74° 20’ W
170° E F KEY TO ZONES/SEASONAL AREAS
T
S Tropical Zones
W Summer Zones
WNA Winter Seasonal Zones
60° S North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II 60° S
TF Tropical Fresh Seasonal Tropical Are as
F Fresh
T Tropical North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Area
S Summer Summer Zones/ Winter Seasonal Areas
W Winter
WORLD LOAD LINE AND INTERNATIONAL TIME ZONES WNA Winter North Atlantic Limits of Winter North Atlantic Area

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