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Color Key for
PennantsEach of the pennants are shown below, along with their meanings if hoisted alone.
Alfa (alpha) -- Diver down, keep clear
Bravo -- Dangerous cargo aboard
Charlie -- Yes
Delta -- Keep clear
Echo -- I am changing course to starboard
Foxtrot -- Disabled
Golf -- Pilot needed
Hotel -- Pilot on board
India -- I am changing course to port
Juliett -- Keep clear, on fire and have dangerous cargo
Kilo -- Desire to communicate
Lima -- Stop immediately
Mike -- Stopped
November -- No
Oscar -- Man overboard
Papa -- About to sail
Quebec -- My vessel is
"../../../comm/pennants/healthy" and I request practique (request permission to
enter and use a foreign port)
Romeo -- (no meaning)
Sierra -- I am moving backward
Tango -- Keep clear
Uniform -- You are moving into danger
Victor -- Require assistance
Whiskey -- Require medical assistance
Xray -- Stop your intention
Yankee -- Am dragging anchor
Zulu -- Require a tug
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Code
(decimal point) and answering pennant
At
the dip -- The code flag hoisted "at the dip" indicates that the receiver has
seen the signal from the transmitting ship
Close
up -- The code flag hoisted "close up" indicates that the receiver has
understood the signal from the transmitting ship
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