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	International maritime signal flags - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The system of international maritime signal flags is a way of representing individual letters of the alphabet in signals to or from ships.
		in yacht racing and dinghy racing, flags have other meanings; for example, the P flag is used as the "preparatory" flag to indicate an imminent start, and the S flag means "shortened course".
		Description: the flags for the esperanto letters with diacritical marks have the lighter color in the normal flag replaced with light green, which is not used in any normal flag.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_maritime_signal_flags (502 words)

	Nautical Know How - Nautical Flags
		Also called signaling flags, they are a set of flags of different colors, shapes and markings which used singly or in combination have different meanings.
		Two-flag signals are mostly distress and maneuvering signals.
		Six-flag signals are used when necessary to indicate north or south or east or west in latitude and longitude signals.
	www.boatsafe.com /nauticalknowhow/flags.htm (581 words)

	Wikinfo \| Maritime flags
		Flags are particularly important at sea, where they can mean the difference between life and death, and consequently where the rules and regulations for the flying of flags are strictly enforced.
		Flags (and pennants) are flown for signalling and for identification.
		Ensigns are national maritime flags flown by ships, at the stern or from a gaff or from the yard-arm.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Maritime_flags (741 words)

	Philippine flag
		Flags also became the preferred means of communications at sea, resulting in various systems of flag signals (International maritime signal flags) and flags became the means to identify flagge fag vlag fahne not just nationalities but also individual military units Philippine flag picture.
		Maritime flags are particularly important at sea, where they can mean the difference between life and death, and consequently where the rules and regulations for the flying of flags are strictly enforced.
		A national flag flown at sea is known as an ensign ship or yacht customarily flies its ensign (in the usual ensign position), together with the flag of whatever nation it is currently visiting at the mast (known as a courtesy pictures of Philippines flags).
	www.enjoyph.com /philippine_flag.htm (667 words)

	Signal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Signal processing, the field of techniques used to extract information from signals
		International maritime signal flags, using the International Code of Signals
		Signalling theory in biology, how organisms signal their state to others
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Signal (195 words)

	Signal Flags
		In the 19th century when the "blue flag with a white square in the centre" had been widely adopted as a signal of departure, it was commonly known as "Blue Peter" in north European languages, but not in French or Spanish.
		The early codes were often two flag hoists, based on a table of messages set in a grid, the upper flag indicating the column of the grid and the lower flag the row.
		A flag, "blue pierced with white," was used in the British Navy from 1777 as a general recall flag.
	flagspot.net /flags/xf-sign.html (2108 words)

	International Marine Signal Flags
		These flags are international signals used by ships at sea to spell out short messages, or more commonly, used individually or in combination they have special meanings.
		The red flag with white diagonal stripe, while not international, is commonly used to indicate a diver in the water.
		It is usually exhibited on a float to mark the diver's approximate location whereas the "A" flag should be used on the vessel.
	www.maineharbors.com /flag.htm (194 words)

	Maritime signal flags: introduction
		Marinade uses the maritime signal flags (from the International Code of Signals, which may be obtained through the International Maritime Organisation) as part of its logo and, as you can see, for navigational purposes on the web.
		The alphabetic flags and the numeral pennants are used to represent their respective characters.
		When a naval ship signals a merchant ship, it will sometimes fly the answer pennant at the top of the hoist, to indicate that it is applying the International Code of Signals.
	www.marinade.ltd.uk /2003/flags.shtml (375 words)

	Flag & Etiquette Committee
		Signal flags provide a way to communicate information relating to safety, distress, medical, and operational information, especially when language difficulties arise.
		Single-letter signals are used for urgent and important issues, or issues of very common use.
		Strung from the forward waterline over the bow to the masthead, then over the stern to the aft waterline, signal flags are used to dress ship for holidays or special occasions.
	www.usps.org /f_stuff/sigflgs.html (224 words)

	Meanings of International Maritime Signal Flags
		At the end of the signal it indicates that the message is complete.
		International Code Flag "A" has several uses, one of which is to designate diving operations.
		This flag is used on a vessel or on a diver's float, buoy, or raft to indicate diving operations.
	www.ukdivers.com /info/flags.asp (394 words)

	Transportation Institute Maritime Glossary
		Sometimes referred to as flags of necessity; denotes registration of vessels in foreign nations that offer favorable tax structures and regulations; also the flag representing the nation under whose jurisdiction a ship is registered.
		ILO - International Labor Organization: Based in Geneva, it is one of the oldest components of the UN system of specialized agencies and has been involved over the years in appraising and seeking to improve and regulate conditions for seafarers.
		IMO - International Maritime Organization: Formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), was established in 1958 through the United Nations to coordinate international maritime safety and related practices.
	www.trans-inst.org /seawords.htm (13796 words)

	NATO phonetic alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The century-older International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is often confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet because of their similar names.
		It is used by many national and international organizations, including the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
		It is a subset of the much older International Code of Signals (INTERCO), which originally included visual signals by flags or flashing light, sound signals by whistle, siren, foghorn, or bell, as well as one, two, or three letter codes for many phrases.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet (3260 words)

	Maritime Signal Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Signal flags have long been used for communication between ships at sea.
		Use of the third substitute pennant, for example, indicates that the third flag or pennant in the hoist is to be repeated at the substitute's position.
		Thus in a hoist with the flags "A", "2", "C", "4", and "second substitute", the substitute refers to the second number and the translation is "A2C44".
	www.sideslip.org /flags (302 words)

	Maritime Signal Flag History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		One of the earliest maritime entities to make use of a numeral flag signal code was the Order of the Knights of Malta.
		Simple signal flag design is an imperative at sea and it is the practical seamanlike requirement to be able to identify signal flags at the longest possible distance, which enforced these simple designs.
		The current International Code of Signals contains 40 different flags and pennants and the current NATO code a further 28, whereas a signal book of 1762 shows 26 in total of which only 20 are purely signal flags.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/xf~sfh.html (1395 words)

	Signal Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Signal flags are used to visually identify ships and send messages through the use of a published book of codes.
		The accuracy of marine painting often allows vessel identification to be made solely on the basis of the owner flags and signal system depicted on the vessel.
		First drafted in 1855, this system was first published as an international and a British volume in 1857 and gradually adopted by most seafaring nations.
	www.pem.org /archives/guides/signals.htm (247 words)

	Re-QUEST dot Net (tm) - Signal Flags
		And you thought all those flags and pennants were for for looks.
		There are more than just the "checkered" and "yellow" flags in racing.
		Flag signaling system used to communicate with others.
	www.re-quest.net /reference/flags/signal-flags (69 words)

	Flag Resources
		Flags of the 19th and 20th Centuries - Mark Sensen's Vexillological Webpages.
		Flags of the Nations of the World - Free National and State Flags.
		Flags and Arms of Canada - Flags of the ten Canadian provinces with links to the Coats of Arms.
	www.digiserve.com /heraldry/flags.htm (157 words)

	Buy international signal flags online. Buy maritime flags online - hampshire flag company.
		The Hampshire Flag Company Signal flags are manufactured with MOD standard Woven and Knitted Polyester flag material and hand machined for the highest possible quality.
		The flags are hemmed all around, roped and toggle and finished with a strong polyester heading tape.
		The Hampshire Flag Company's aim to manufacture and despatch our signal flags within 12 working days if the flags are not already in stock.
	www.hampshireflag.co.uk /Signal-Flags.html (173 words)

	signal flags1 FlagsUK.com, Flying the flag world wide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Our International signal flags are manufactured with MOD standard polyester flag material and hand machined for the highest possible quality.
		The Dress Line is manufactured using a complete set of signal flags and runs from stemhead to masthead to taffrail.
		Each of our signal flags are individually inspected and put through our quality control procedures to ensure our customers receive flags of the highest quality.
	www.flagsuk.com /SignalFlags-1.asp (323 words)

	International Signal Flags and Semaphore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		These are a system of flags, one for each letter of the alphabet, used to communicate at sea.
		Officially known as the "International Code of Signals", they were established in 1901, evolving out of earlier British signal systems such as Marryat's Code (1817) and the Commercial Code (1857).
		Acadia also flies a variety of special flags reflecting her history such as the Maritime Museum pennant and the flag of the Canadian Hydrographic Service, the Canadian chart makers who built and operated Acadia from 1913 to 1969.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /common/scripts/flags.pl (195 words)

	Maritime World - Flags & Signals
		In times of hostilities sometimes communication by flags is more adviseable than by electronic means which could be detected or intercepted.
		Below are the international maritime signal flags and their meaning.
		Flags can also be hoisted in combination withothers to give new meanings.
	dnausers.d-n-a.net /dnetkvoc/flag.htm (349 words)

	San Francisco Bay Adventures - Maritime Resources, Signal Flags
		International Signal Flags - translate text into flags.
		International Maritime Signals - Chart of signal flags and pennants displaying the flag, the name, the nautical meaning and the morse code.
		They use frames, so I can not send you to the exact flags and pennants page from this link, but they have the most detailed information on flags and flag etiquette.
	www.sausbay.com /signalflags.htm (134 words)

	Signal Flags
		We supply sets of useful code flags (an age-old maritime communication method) as well as individual flags (all our U.S. flags are sewn stripes and embroidered stars), such as the yellow quarantine flag to announce your arrival in port and notify customs and immigration officials that you are ready for processing.
		It contain 26 alphabet flags, 11 pennants, and 3 substitute flags as well as a handy nylon storage bag.
		Take it down and replace it with a courtesy flag after immigration formalities are complete.
	www.landfallnavigation.com /signalflags.html (134 words)

	international code of signal, marine flags and their meaning
		Each flag represents a letter or number and can spell out a word or messsage.
		Each alphabetic flag can also mean a common word or phrase.
		Your signal has been received but not understood.
	www.themeter.net /nautical1_e.htm?Submit2=see+nautical+flags+meanings (187 words)

	Harbormasters.org - Maritime Signal Flags
		Signal flags are used to communicate messages, at times because radio silence is required.
		There is also a signaling system called Semaphore which uses the position of the flags relative to a person to denote the letter.
		Flag that follows is from the International Code of Signals.
	www.harbormasters.org /flags/flags.shtml (168 words)

	Signal Flags
		If you were not close enough to shout a message to another ship, you could use signal flags to send your message.
		There is a system of International maritime signal flags for numerals and letters of the alphabet.
		Officer's flags, club burgees and national flags are not used.
	www.unitedflags.co.uk /signalflags.htm (572 words)

	NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PILOTAGE ORGANIZATIONS&COMPANIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
		Avdelning for maritim utdanning, Høgskolen i Vestfold, Tønsberg, Norway.
		Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organisation (INMARSAT).
	www.turkishpilots.org /LINKS/linkmaritime.html (507 words)

	Basic Sailing: Nautical Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		These signals were created to aid communication between boats, in both times of calm and distress.
		In addition, some flags have individual meaning and can be used by themselves or in combination with others to convey a message.
		International Flag Codes - provides pictures of all the International Maritime Signal Flags: the alphabet flags, pennants, and their meanings.
	www.scils.rutgers.edu /~elfox/flags.html (169 words)

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