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International Code of Maritime Signals Flags

The international code of maritime signals flags is a system of flags used to communicate between ships and from ship to shore. It consists of 26 alphabet flags, 10 numeric pennants to represent numbers, 3 substitute pennants used to repeat signals, and 1 answering pendant to acknowledge receipt of signals. The flags are shown singly or in combination to convey different meanings as part of maritime signaling.

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International Code of Maritime Signals Flags

The international code of maritime signals flags is a system of flags used to communicate between ships and from ship to shore. It consists of 26 alphabet flags, 10 numeric pennants to represent numbers, 3 substitute pennants used to repeat signals, and 1 answering pendant to acknowledge receipt of signals. The flags are shown singly or in combination to convey different meanings as part of maritime signaling.

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international code of maritime signals flags

International code flags are used to signal between two ships or between ship and shore. 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. The flags include 26 square flags
which depict the letters of the alphabet, ten numeral pendants, one answering pendant, and
three substituters or repeaters.
alphabet flags

Alfa

Bravo

Charlie

Delta

Echo

Foxtrot

Golf

Hotel

India

Juliet

Kilo

Lima

Mike

November

Oscar

Papa

Quebec

Romeo

Sierra

Tango

Uniform

Victor

Whiskey

X-ray

Yankee

Zulu
numeric pennants

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

zero

substitute pennants

substitute 1

substitute 2

substitute 3

code/answer

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