(g) Downflooding means, except as provided in § 174.035 (b), the entry of seawater through any opening into the hull or superstructure of an undamaged vessel due to heel, trim, or submergence of the vessel., 2.4 The downflooding point is important and is regarded as terminating the residual stability curve. The area A 2 should therefore be truncated at the downflooding angle., If a ship is damaged, it is considered to be safe only if the margin line is not immersed. Once the waterline reaches the margin line at any point along the length of the ship, the ship is considered to be unsafe, and evacuation becomes mandatory., Angle of flooding is the angle at which openings in the ship, which cannot be closed weathertight, immerse under water., Furthermore, analysis has been conducted in sea states up to a sea state 6 in order to understand the applicability of V-line criteria at greater wave heights and periods. This paper compares heave and roll allowances derived from the probability of exceeding water heights on the bulkheads, Use the tables in the Appendixes to determine the minimum downflooding and residual downflooding heights and the maximum heel angle based on the overall length of your vessel..