Test Your Nautical Flag Knowledge

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You have to wait a bit, till Mr Java wakes up.


Good site, Stingo, helps to pass the time. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
Gawd elp us.....anyone else remember when you still had to learn about a dozen or so of these and the morse to go with it for your Yachtmaster practical???
Mind you, then, GPS was very Star Trekky!
 
I have to admit to knowing few other than P & Q, though I do remember the 2-flag signal OL which used to mean "heave to or I will open fire" which I am still waiting to use.
 
I did the Board of Trade Ocean cert in the early 60's at Sir John Cass College. Morse, Semaphore, all in 5 character blocks with an ex-RN yeoman on the buzzer and flags.

Fail, try again.
Fail, try again.
It was about 15th time lucky !
 
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Yes I noticed that, but enjoyed my smart A answer so much I decided to leave it in place /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Agree, this is something I have been after for ages, I want to learn the flags and repetition is the best way for me, I spent about 30 mins this afternoon and so far, well results are not good. But if I keep going back, one day they will start to stick. I am getting older now, ten years ago I could still sponge info, but today the same flags popped up and I had forgotten them. Realisation is a horrid thing.
 
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ten years ago I could still sponge info, but today the same flags popped up and I had forgotten them. Realisation is a horrid thing.

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I know the feeling! What gets me confused is that they mean 2 things. Firstly a letter or number and then a message. Some are easy, like Oscar (Man overboard) and Alpha (Diver down) but the rest....! Strewth! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
 
Yep, that's an excellent little application.

I know of one "lights' tutor but is does not have the lights for towing, dredgers or military vessels. Does anyone know of one that is more complete?

The one I have can be downloaded from http://www.stingo.co.za/downloads/SLSetUp.exe (Credit too Webcraft's bluemoment website)
 
Alpha Flag "I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed." is worth knowing

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or US equiv

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Not sure if this is a flag signal really, but I stumbled over this while doing some "research" for another flaggy thread. What does this mean? Looks like identical hoists on both sides?

Or am I not cleared to know? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Warships have their own flag signal codes, so when using the International Code, prefix the signal with the Code pennant (Red-white-red-white-red).

In this case, she's flying Code Hotel, meaning she has a pilot on board. She probably has the same hoist on both sides, because she has an urking thick mast, and there would be some directions from which a signal flown on one yardarm might not be seen. Same principle as flying RAM shapes from both yardarms when we were doing survey ops: if you didn't, you could guarantee that someone would come up from exactly the direction where the shapes couldn't be seen.
 
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Gawd elp us.....anyone else remember when you still had to learn about a dozen or so of these and the morse to go with it for your Yachtmaster practical???
Mind you, then, GPS was very Star Trekky!


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Still have to learn morse and the flags for the MCA OOW ticket i am doing at the moment, very usefull when sailing in company with someone else who knows them.

I failed the signals exam first time round because i didnt know the length of a tackline!
 
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I failed the signals exam first time round because i didnt know the length of a tackline!


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What's a tackline?
 
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