UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY UNOFFICIAL NEWSLETTER
Meanings of International Maritime Signal Flags
A - Diver below (when stationary); I am undergoing a speed trial
B - I am
taking on or discharging explosives
C -
(affirmative)
D - keep
clear of me, I am maneuvering with difficulty
E - I am
altering my course to starboard
F - I am
disabled, communicate with me
G - I require
a pilot
H - I have a
pilot on board
I - I am
altering my course to port
J - I am
going to send a message by semaphore
K - you
should stop your vessel instantly
L - you
should stop, I have something important to communicate
M - I have a
doctor on board
N - no
(negative)
O - man
overboard
P - the
Blue Peter - all aboard, vessel is about to proceed sea. (At sea) your
lights
are out or burning badly
Q - my vessel
is healthy and I request free practique
R - the way
is off my ship. You may feel your way past me
S - my
engines are going full speed astern
T - do not
pass ahead of me
U - you are
standing into danger
V - I require
assistance (not distress)
W - I require
medical assistance
X - stop
carrying out your intentions and watch for my signals
Y - I am
carrying mails
Z - to be
used to address or call shore stations
Code and answering pennant.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
substitute 1;
substitute
2;
substitute
3;
N + C - I am in distress
We Need You
-- The Coast
Guard Auxiliary is called upon to provide essential services to the Coast
Guard as they focus more heavily on their military missions. We need all the
help we can get. You needn't own a boat or be an experienced boater, since
our missions are wide-ranging. For information about Auxiliary missions and
the Auxiliary in general, go to our
Join the Auxiliary
web page. You will find there a form through which you can ask that a
local Auxiliarist make contact with you to explore the ways in which you can
assist Team
Coast Guard.
DIVISION 6 FLOTILLAS
014-06-03 (To Mahopac, N.Y.) 014-06-04 (To Verplanck, N.Y.) 014-06-05 (To Irvington, N.Y.)
014-06-66 (To Tarrytown, N.Y.) 014-06-07 (To Ossining, N.Y.) 014-06-08 (To Yonkers, N.Y.)
