International maritime signal flags
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The system of international maritime signal flags is a way of representing individual letters of the alphabet in signals to or from ships. It is a component of the International Code of Signals There are various methods that the flags can be used as signals each flag spells out an alphabetic message, letter by letter. Individual flags have specific and standard meanings for example, diving support vessels raise the A flag indicating their inability to move from their current location because they have a diver underwater. one or more flags form a code word whose meaning can be looked up in a…mehr

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The system of international maritime signal flags is a way of representing individual letters of the alphabet in signals to or from ships. It is a component of the International Code of Signals There are various methods that the flags can be used as signals each flag spells out an alphabetic message, letter by letter. Individual flags have specific and standard meanings for example, diving support vessels raise the A flag indicating their inability to move from their current location because they have a diver underwater. one or more flags form a code word whose meaning can be looked up in a code book held by both parties. An example is the Popham numeric code used at the Battle of Trafalgar. 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