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International Maritime Signals
Letter Flags & Numeral Pennants + Nautical Meaning +
Morse Code
Signaling at sea: the International Code of
Signals (ICS) is under the management of the United Nations Maritime
Organization (UNMO). Each major seafaring country still publishes the ICS
for use of its mariners.
The flags listed below are international signals used by ships at sea.
They can be used to spellout messages, or used individually or in combination
for special meanings.
Strung end to end and hung bow to stern from the rigging they are used
to dress the vessel for ceremonial and festive events.
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Flag
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Name
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Nautical Meaning
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Morse
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Alfa
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Diver Down; Keep Clear
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Bravo
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Dangerous Cargo
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Charlie
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Yes
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Delta
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Keep Clear
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Echo
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Altering Course to Starboard
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Foxtrot
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Disabled
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Golf
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Want a Pilot
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Hotel
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Pilot on Board
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India
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Altering Course to Port
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Juliett
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On Fire; Keep Clear
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Kilo
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Desire to Communicate
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Lima
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Stop Instantly
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Mike
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I Am Stopped
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November
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No
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Oscar
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Man Overboard
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Papa
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About to Sail
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Quebec
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Request Pratique
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Romeo
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Sierra
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Engines Going Astern
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Tango
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Keep Clear of Me
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Uniform
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Standing into Danger
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Victor
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Require Assistance
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Whiskey
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Require Medical Assistance
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X-ray
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Stop Your Intention
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Yankee
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Am Dragging Anchor
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Zulu
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Require a Tug
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1st Repeat
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Repeat First Flag
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2nd Repeat
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Repeat Second Flag
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3rd Repeat
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Repeat Third Flag
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Code
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End of Message / Decimal
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Zero
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One
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Two
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Three
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Four
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Five
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Six
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Seven
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Eight
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Niner
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alphabet, military, navy, army,
air force, verbal, phonectic, radio, communications, alpha,bravo,charlie,
delta,echo,foxtrot, golf,hotel,indigo, juliet,kilo,lima, mike, november,oscar,papa,
quebec,romeo, sierra,tango,uniform, victor,whiskey,x-ray,yankee,zebra