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\"Naval
This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. \u00a9 Jean-Philippe Boulet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n

These flags form an internationally recognised set of signals (intended for use by ships at sea). There are the usual flags for alphanumeric characters (26 letters, 10 numbers) but there are others.<\/p>\n

There is an answering pennant for acknowledging a received signal, and three 'subsitute' flags which are used to represent flags already used.<\/p>\n

The substitute flags are used when you wish to show a flag that has already been used. The type of flag indicates which flag in the list you should repeat. For example if you wanted to send the message<\/p>\n

A B C D E B<\/p>\n

you would place the flags for A, B, C, D and E normally, and for the last flag you would use the blue\/white second subsitute flag. This instructs the observer to 'repeat' the second flag in the list, namely the B<\/p>\n

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Naval Signals - Flags<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A
\nI have a diver down, keep well clear and at a slow speed<\/td>\n		B
\nI am taking on, carrying or discharging dangerous goods<\/td>\n		C
\nYes, affirmative<\/td>\n		D
\nKeep clear of me, I am maneuvering with difficulty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E
\nI am directing my course to starboard<\/td>\n		F
\nI am disabled, communicate with me<\/td>\n		G
\nI require a pilot; I am hauling nets<\/td>\n		H
\nI have a pilot on board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I
\nI am directing my course to port<\/td>\n		J
\nI am on fire and have dangerous cargo on board. Keep well clear<\/td>\n		K
\nI wish to communicate with you<\/td>\n		L
\nYou should stop. I have something important to communicate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M
\nMy vessel is stopped and making no way through the water<\/td>\n		N
\nNo, negative<\/td>\n		O
\nMan overboard<\/td>\n		P
\nThe ship is about to leave port; Your lights are out or burning badly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q
\nMy ship is healthy and I request free passage<\/td>\n		R
\nNo signal<\/td>\n		S
\nMy engines are going full astern<\/td>\n		T
\nKeep clear, I am engaged in pair trawling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U
\nYou are standing into danger<\/td>\n		V
\nI require assistance<\/td>\n		W
\nI require medical assistance<\/td>\n		X
\nStop carrying out your intentions and watch for my signals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Y
\nI am dragging my anchor<\/td>\n		Z
\nI require a tug; I am shooting nets<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

Naval Signals - Numerics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

Naval Signals - Special<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n\"Naval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Answering Pennant<\/td>\nFirst Substitute<\/td>\nSecond Substitute<\/td>\nThird Substitute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introduction These flags form an internationally recognised set of signals (intended for use by ships at sea). There are the usual flags for alphanumeric characters (26 letters, 10 numbers) but there are others. There is an answering pennant for acknowledging a received signal, and three 'subsitute' flags which are used to represent flags already used. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":82,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"sidebar-on-left.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2164"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2184,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2164\/revisions\/2184"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}