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Moise Bogdan

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International Maritime Flags


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International Maritime Flags

These flags are used at sea for communicationbetween ships. The can spell out short messages! andindi"idual flags and "arious combinations of flags also ha"e

special meanings. #n ceremonial and festi"e occasions thesignal flags are used to $dress$ %decorate& ships.

This signalling sstem was drafted in 1'(( and published in1'()! and was graduall adopted b most seafaring countries.It was re"ised in 1*+2.

,The purpose of the International Code of -ignals is topro"ide was and means of communication in situations relatedessentiall to safet of na"igation and persons! especiall whenlanguage difficulties arise., It has done this b first establishinga standardied alphabet %the letters / to 0! and the ten digits&!along with a spoen form of each letter %to a"oiding confusingsimilar sounding letters! such as $b$! $p$! and $"$&! and associatingthis alphabet with standardied flags.

Combinations of these alphanumeric characters areassigned as codes for "arious standardied messages. For

instance! the master of a ship ma wish to communicatewith another ship! where his own radio ma not be woring!or the other ship$s call sign is not nown! or the other shipma not be maintaining a radio watch. #ne simpl raises theilo flag %see diagram at the top&! or sends the Morse Codee3ui"alent %dash4dot4dash& b flashing light5 this has theassigned message of ,I wish to communicate with ou.,

#ne of the elegant aspects of the IC- is that all of the

standardied messages come in nine languages %6nglish!French! Italian! German! 7apanese! -panish! 8orwegian!


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and! since 1*9*! ussian and Gree&. That the sender andrecei"er%s& are using different languages is immaterial5 eachlanguage has a boo with e3ui"alent messages eed to thesame code. This is also useful in radiotelephon! or e"en

when ships are within hailing distance! if there is nocommon language: a crewman on a burning ship ells,uliett alfa "our,! and a "essel coming to their aid nowse;actl what the need: ,material for foam fire e;tinguishers,%that is! the foaming agent&. %-ee de:Flaggenalphabetforthe German "ersion of single4letter signals.&

The code also co"ers procedural aspects %how to initiate acall! the format of a message! how to format date and time!etc.&! how na"al ships %which usuall use their own codes&indicate the are using the IC- %b fling the code pennant&!use in radiotelephon %use of the spoen word ,Interco,&!and "arious other matters %such as how an aircraft directs a"essel to another "essel in distress! and how to orderunidentified submarines .

/lthough ou ma ne"er see them displaed e;cept at fleetparades! around na"al installations! and areas with hea"international shipping traffic! International code flags areused to signal between two ships or between ship andshore. /lso called signaling flags! the are a set of flags ofdifferent colors! shapes and marings which used singl orin combination ha"e different meanings. The flags include29 s3uare flags which depict the letters of the alphabet! tennumeral pendants! one answering pendant! and threesubstituters or repeaters.

#nl a few colors can be readil distinguished at sea. Theseare: red! blue! ellow! blac! and white5 and these cannot bemi;ed indiscriminatel.


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punctuation! also general code and decode signals. Four4flags are used for geographical signals! names of ships!bearings! etc. Fi"e4flag signals are those relating to time andposition. -i;4flag signals are used when necessar to

indicate north or south or east or west in latitude andlongitude signals.

Usage #ne4flag signals are urgent or "er common signals %see

meanings below&

Two4flag signals are mostl distress and maneu"eringsignals

Three4flag signals are for points of the compass! relati"ebearings! standard times! "erbs! punctuation! also generalcode and decode signals

Four4flags are used for geographical signals! names of

ships! bearings! etc Fi"e4flag signals are those relating to time and position

-i;4flag signals are used when necessar to indicate northor south or east or west in latitude and longitude signals.


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-e"en4flags are for longitude signals containing more thanone hundred degrees.

Special meanings of individual flags a %alpha& = >i"er >own5 eep Clear

b %bra"o& = >angerous Cargo

c %charlie& = isabled

g %golf& = ?ant a @ilot


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h %hotel& = @ilot on Board

i %india& = /ltering Course to @ort

A %Auliet& = #n Fire5 eep Clear

%ilo& = >esire to Communicate

l %lima& = -top Instantl

m %mie& = I /m -topped

n %no"ember& = 8o

o %oscar& = Man #"erboard

p %papa& = /bout to -ail

3 %3uebec& = I e3uest

r %romeo& = %The wa is off m ship.


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Bra"oB/4"oh

I am taing in! discharging! or carring dangerous cargo.

CharlieC/4lee

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$ilo6


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)angoT/8G4go

eep clear5 engaged in trawling. %International&

>o not pass ahead of me. %8a"&

Uniform


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-econd substitute

-econd sub

-ubstitute for the second flag in this hoist. %International&

/bsence of chief of staff %In port&. %8a"&

Third substituteThird sub

-ubstitute for the third flag in this hoist. %International&/bsence of commanding officer %In port&. %8a"&

#ne

?E8

8one. %International&

8umeral one. %8a"&

Two

T##


8umeral two. %8a"&

Three

T66


8umeral three. %8a"&

Four

F#?4er


8umeral four. %8a"&

Fi"e

FIF6


8umeral fi"e. %8a"&

-i;

-IC-


8umeral si;. %8a"&

-e"en

-6D4en


8umeral se"en. %8a"&


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6ight

/T6


8umeral eight. %8a"&

8ine

8I84er


8umeral nine. %8a"&

0ero

0664roh


8umeral ero. %8a"&

@ennant one

@684ant ?E8

8umeral one. %International&

@ennant one. %8a"&

@ennant two

@684ant T##

8umeral two. %International&

@ennant two. %8a"&

@ennant three

@684ant T66

8umeral three. %International&

@ennant three. %8a"&

@ennant four

@684ant F#?4er

8umeral four. %International&

@ennant four. %8a"&

@ostponement %-ailing egatta&

@ennant fi"e

@684ant FIF6

8umeral fi"e. %International&

@ennant fi"e. %8a"&

@ennant si;

@684ant -IC-

8umeral si;. %International&

@ennant si;. %8a"&

@ennant se"en

@684ant -6D4en

8umeral se"en. %International&

@ennant se"en. %8a"&

@ennant eight

@684ant /T6

8umeral eight %International&

@ennant eight. %8a"&

@ennant 8ine

@684ant 8I84er

8umeral nine %International&

@ennant nine. %8a"&


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@ennant ero

@684ant 0664roh

8umeral ero %International&

@ennant ero. %8a"&

(ace Committee Flags

Flag/Shape Name Sounds Meaning

Postponement Signals

AP2 when raised

1 when lowered

Races not started arepostponed. The warning

signal will be made 1minute after removal

unless at that time the raceis postponed again or

abandoned.

AP over H2 when raised

1 when lowered

Races not started are

postponed. Further signalsashore.

AP over A2 when raised

1 when lowered

Races not started are

postponed. No more racingtoda.

AP over Numeral Pennant

1

2 when raised

1 when lowered

Postponement of 1 hour

from the scheduled starting

time.

Other numeral pennants may also be used.! AP over a numeral pennant 1!". Postponement of 1!" hours from the

scheduled starting time. #ee above for images of these numeral pennants.

Abandonment Signals

N $ when raised1 when lowered

All races that have startedare abandoned. Return to

the starting area. Thewarning signal will be

made 1 minute afterremoval unless at that time


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the race is abandoned

again or postponed.

N over H $ when raisedAll races are abandoned.

Further signals ashore.

N over A $ when raisedAll races are abandoned.

No more racing toda.

Starting & Preparatory Signals

%lass Flag Raised &arning 1 ' minutes to start

Preparator (or ) or * or

+lac, Flag- Raised

I! Rule $.1 is in effect.

Z! Rule $.2 is in effect.

Black lag! Rule $.$is in effect.

1 / minutes to start


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Preparator (or ) or * or+lac, Flag- 0owered

1 1 minute to start

%lass Flag 0owered #tart 1 #tart

!ecall Signals

1 when raised )ndividual Recall

First #ubstitute2 when raised

1 when lowered

eneral Recall. Thewarning signal will be

made 1 minute afterremoval.

"hanging the Ne#t $eg

% RepetitiveThe position of the ne3t

mar, has been changed4

with green triangle to starboard

with red s5uare to port

% with minus smbol to decrease the length ofthe leg

with plus smbol to increase the length ofthe leg'ther Signals


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# 2 when raised

The course has been

shortened. Rule $2.2 is ineffect.

0 1 when raised

Ashore4 A notice tocompetitors has been

posted.

Afloat4 %ome within hail

or follow this boat.

6 RepetitiveThe ob7ect displaing thissignal replaces a missing

mar,.

8 1 when raised&ear a personal flotation

device.

+lue flag or shape. No soundThis race committee boat

is in position at the

finishing line.

Two Letter Signals (1st Flag Above the Second)

AC

I Am Abandoning My Vessel

AN

I Need a Doctor


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BR

I Require A Helicopter

CD

I Require Immediate Assistance

DV

I Am Drifting

E

!"!#Mayday Has Been Cancelled

A

$ill %ou &i'e Me My (osition

&$ Man "'erboard (lease )a*e Action )o (ic* Him +p

,- %ou Are Running A Ris* "f &oing Aground

-"

I Am Not In My Correct (osition


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NC

I Am in Distress and Require Immediate Assistance

(D

%our Na'igation -ig.ts Are Not Visible

((

/eep $ell Clear of Me

R+

/eep Clear of Me I Am Maneu'ering $it. Difficulty

!"

%ou !.ould !top %our Vessel

+M

).e Harbor Is Closed )o )raffic

+(

(ermission to Enter Harbor Is +rgently Requested0 I Ha'e An

Emergency

1D

I Am &oing A.ead


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1)

I am &oing Astern

11

I Require Healt. Clearance

1+

Anc.oring Is (ro.ibited

12

I Request (ermission )o Anc.or

%+

) Am oing To %ommunicate &ith 8our #tation + 6eans of

the)nternational %ode of #ignals

3-

%our !ignal Has Been Recei'ed But Not +nderstood

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