The invention relates to a float-type water level regulator used for automatically supplementing water for a water tank of a ship. The water level regulator comprises a cabin tank linking part, a valve body part and a floating ball part; wherein, the cabin tank linking part includes a round nut (1), a welding seat (2) and a sealing ring (3); the valve body part comprises a rubber seal (4), a valve plug (5) and a valve body (6); the floating ball part includes a pin roll (7), a lever (8), a connecting rod (9), a cotter pin (10), a joint (11) provided with a screw hole, a floater ball body (12), a hexagonal nut (13), a hexagonal thin nut (14) and a spacer pin (15); a water inlet can be opened or closed according to the up and downing floating of the floating ball along with the liquid level, and the liquid level in the water tank is kept to be not lower than the set value. The invention has the advantages of simple and convenient fabrication and installation, low cost, simple operation and reliable performance.