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    THE PHONETIC

    ALPHABET EIT Oscar


    HE ___ Man to water!
    (oscar)
    R
    LETTER DAD In Port. All personnel must return on board
    S Q •
    __
    Flag (dad)
    Phonetic Letter Morsefor having the ship to put to sea.
    Meaning
    QUEBEC
    Q ALPHA __
    ·_ IMy
    have
    shipa is
    submerged diver.
    “healthy” and stayforaway
    I ask free from me and
    discussion.
    TO (quebek) •
    _
    slow speed.
    (alpha)
    ROMEO
    BRAVO
    R · _. .· . I“Received”
    am loading,
    orunloading or transporting
    “I have received your last signal”
    b (Romeo) _
    dangerous goods.
    (Bravo)
    MOUNTAIN
    CHARLIE
    RANGE Affirmative “YES”, or “The meaning of the groups
    Yes · ·■· I'm giving back.
    c must
    (Mountain __ be interpreted in the affirmative sense.”
    (charli)
    TANGO Stay away from me. I'm fishing
    DELTA Stay away from me, I'm maneuvering with
    T _ ■ ■
    d (tango) _ drag as a couple.
    difficulty.
    (delta)
    UNIFORM ■■
    OR
    AN THREW OUT _ You are heading towards danger.
    (uniform) · I fall to starboard.
    D (echo)
    VICTOR . . . _ I need help.
    V FOXTROT
    F (Victor) · · _ · · I have a breakdown, contact me.
    (foxtrot)
    WHISKEY
    GOLF
    W ■
    __ I need practical.
    medical assistance.
    (When done by boat
    (uisqui) ■
    g __ fishermen working nearby in the fishing banks,
    (Golf)
    X RAY Stop what youcollecting
    are doingthe
    and pay attention to my
    _ means: “I am nets”).
    x ··_
    (éks-king) signals.
    HOTEL
    h YANKEE ···· I have a pilot on board.
    AN (jotel) ·
    _ __ My anchor is dragging .
    D (ianqui)
    INDIA
    Yo ·· I fall
    need to aport.
    tugboat. When it is done by fishing boats
    (India)
    Z ZULU (Zulu) __
    ■■ working close to the fishing banks, it means: “I am
    I have a fire and I have dangerous goods on board,
    J. JULIET (yúliet) · ___ collecting nets.”
    stay well away from me.

    KILO
    K _
    ·_ I need to contact you.
    (chylo)

    LIME
    l ·_·· Stop your vessel immediately.
    (lime)
    Mike
    M __ My ship is stopped and without starting.
    (maik)
    NOVEMBER Negative “NO”, or “The meaning of the previous
    N _
    ■ group
    It must be interpreted in a negative sense."
    (November)
    Letters – Numbers – Repeaters – Combinations

    NUMBERS

    Flag Number Morse Meaning

    Phonetics NADAZERO
    (nadasero)
    UNAONE
    (unauan)
    BISSOTWO
    (bisotu)
    TERRATHREE
    (terratri)

    KARTERFOUR
    (carterfor)
    PANTAFIVE
    (pantafaif)
    SOXISIX
    (sosisics)
    SETTESEVEN
    (seteseven)
    OKTOEIGHT
    (oktoeit)
    NOVENINE
    (novenain)

    It is used as a decimal separator.


    Letters – Numbers – Repeaters – Combinations

    REPEATERS
    Flag Morse Phonetic Order Meaning

    1st.
    repeater
    2nd.
    repeater
    3rd.
    repeater

    Letters – Numbers – Repeaters – Combinations

    COMBINATIONS

    Flag Phonetic Letter Morse Meaning

    _
    A.E. I have to abandon my ship.
    (alpha eco) ·

    ALFA LIMA ·_
    TO THE I have a doctor on
    board.
    (álpha líma) ·_··

    ALPH
    A
    NOVEMBER ·_
    A.N _
    I need a doctor.
    . (alpha ·
    November)

    BRAVO _
    · · · Aircraft ditched in a situation
    BF FOXTROT
    · · _ · indicated and needs immediate help.
    (brave foxtrot)

    BRAVO
    ...
    _

    BR ROMEO I need helicopter.


    ·_·
    (Bravo Romeo)
    CHARLIE _
    ·_·
    BRAVO ■ _ (chárli
    bravo)
    ECHO LIMA · I need immediate help.
    HE Repeat the danger location situation.
    (eco lime)
    CHARLIE ·_··
    _
    BRAVO · _·
    _
    SOXISIX ·
    FOXTROT
    (chárli bravo _
    · · _·· I need immediate help. I have a fire on board.
    FA Can you give me my situation?
    sosisics)
    ALPHA _

    (alpha foxtrot)
    CHARLIE _
    ·_·
    DAD
    HOTEL
    · ·__· ·· · I have been involved in a collision with a surface
    H.W. (chárli
    WHISKEY dad)
    ■
    __ I vessel .
    am heading to your
    (jótel uísqui)
    CHARLIE aid.
    _
    DAD ·_·
    GOLF
    UNAONE · __ ·■ Man to water. Please take all measures
    __
    G.W. (charli
    WHISKEY dad · ____ necessary to pick it up (if necessary,
    ■ __
    unauan)
    (Uísqui golf) will indicate
    SAR the situation).
    aircraft goes to their aid.

    CHARLIE I am carrying out underwater research (underwater


    _
    ·_· work) Stay away from me
    MOUNTAIN RANGE
    ···
    INDIA siérra)
    (chárli and go slow. I have a submerged diver,
    ··
    GO ROMEO stay well
    What is theaway
    namefrom me and of
    or number little
    your vessel?
    CHARLIE ■_
    _
    ·_· speed. (This sign does not exempt from
    (India Romeo)
    ZULU ■ ■ __ (Zulu
    chárli) compliance with Rule 27 of the International
    Regulations for Preventing Collisions).
    DELTA X- ■ ■ _ Maneuver to give shelter to the boat or raft.
    RAY
    INDIA _ _
    ··
    ··
    ITE (délta
    TANGO éks-king) I have a fire on board.
    M _

    (Indian tango)
    DELTA ■■_
    WHISKEY I sink.
    JULIETT ■
    __

    J.B. (délta uísqui) ■ There is a danger of explosion.


    ___

    BRAVO _

    (yúliet bravo) Vessel… drifts in lat…. long… approximately


    ECHO DELTA · (eco
    JULIETT
    delta) _ ■
    · ·___ He (or indicated vessel has) run aground in lat…
    J.F. FOXTROT
    long…
    ··_·
    (yúliet fóxtrot) Your danger signals have been interpreted.

    JULIETT
    ___
    J.M. Mike Risk of running aground at low tide.
    __

    (yúliet máik)
    JULIEET
    ■
    ___
    JW WHISKEY I have a water line.
    ■
    __
    (yúliet uísqui)

    NOVEMBER
    Number Phonetics...................................................................................3
    Morse Meaning............................................................................................3
    REPEATERS...............................................................................................4
    Flag Morse Phonetic Order Meaning.......................................................4
    Phonetic Letter............................................................................................4
    Morse Meaning............................................................................................4
    ALFA LIMA · _........................................................................................4
    NOVEMBER · _....................................................................................4
    BRAVO.......................................................................................................4
    BF FOXTROT.............................................................................................4
    BRAVO.......................................................................................................4
    ECHO LIMA ·......................................................................................6
    JULIEET.....................................................................................................7
    NOVEMBER...............................................................................................7
    PAPA MIKE · __ ·........................................................................................7
    MOUNTAIN RANGE................................................................................7

    PAPA MIKE · __ ·
    P.M Follow my waters (or those of the indicated ship )
    (dad maik) __

    MOUNTAIN RANGE
    ···
    SM MIKE I'm doing speed tests.
    __
    (sierra maik)

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