The maritime flag alphabet code is a set of flags that represent letters of the alphabet and have specific meanings. The flags are used to communicate between ships and other vessels at sea. [1, 2, 3]
Letter and meaning [1, 3]
• A: Diver is down, keep clear
• B: Carrying dangerous goods
• C: Affirmative
• D: Keep clear, maneuvering with difficulty
• E: Altering course to starboard
• F: Disabled, communicate with me
• G: Require a pilot
• H: Pilot on board
• I: Altering course to port
''• J: On fire, have dangerous cargo, keep clear ''
• K: Wish to communicate with you
• L: Stop your vessel immediately
• M: Vessel is stopped and not moving
• N: No
• O: Man overboard
• P: All aboard, vessel about to proceed to sea
• Q: Vessel is healthy and requests free pratique
• R: The way is off my ship
• S: Engines are going full speed astern
• T: Do not pass ahead of me
• U: In danger
• V: Require assistance
• W: Require medical assistance
• X: Stop what you are doing and watch for signals
• Y: Carrying mail
• Z: Call shore stations
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[1] https://www.anbg.gov.au/flags/signal-meaning.html[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_maritime_signal_flags[3] https://www.nomadsailing.co.uk/learning-zone/nautical-alphabet.html
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