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 (INTERCO).
There are various methods that the flags can be used as signals:
NATO uses the same flags, with a few unique to warships, alone or in short sets to communicate various unclassified messages. The NATO usage generally differs from the Internationa...
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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 (INTERCO).
There are various methods that the flags can be used as signals:
NATO uses the same flags, with a few unique to warships, alone or in short sets to communicate various unclassified messages. The NATO usage generally differs from the International meanings, and therefore warships will fly the Code/Answer flag above the signal to indicate it should be read using the International meaning.
* ^ N and C together (No and Yes) is used as a distress signal.
** Also signallable on a ship's whistle using Morse code. See International Code of Signals.
International Code of Signals. International Maritime Organisation. 1995.
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