
Sindbad School of Sailing
Sindbad School of Sailing
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No
Navy
Number
1

One
2

Two
3

Three
4

Four
5

Five
6

Six
7

Seven
8

Eight
9

Nine
0

Zero
AP

Code &
AP
1st

1st Sub
2nd

2nd Sub
3rd

3rd Sub
International
Morse

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End of Message
Answering Pennant
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1st Repeat/Substitute
2nd Repeat/Substitute
3rd Repeat/Substitute
Nautical Flags - Weather Warning Flag Signals (Ist Flag Above the Second)
Flag
Description
knots/hr

Small Craft Warning
20 - 33 kn

Gale Warning
34 - 47 kn

Storm Warning
48 - 63 kn

Hurricane Warning
64 kn +
km/hr
Statute
mph/hr
Nautical
mph
37 - 62 km/h
23 - 28 mph
20 - 33 Nm/h
63 - 87 km/h
39 - 54 mph
34 - 47 Nm/h
88 - 117 km/h
55 - 72 mph
48 - 63 Nm/h
118 km/h +
73 mph +
64 + Nm/h

I Am Abandoning My Vessel
Two Letter Signals (1st Flag Above the Second)
AC

AN

BR

CD

DV

EF

FA

GW

JL

LO

NC

PD

PP

RU

SO

UM

UP

QD

QT


QU

QX

YU

ZL


I Am Abandoning My Vessel

I Need a Doctor

I Require A Helicopter

I Require Immediate Assistance

I Am Drifting

SOS/Mayday Has Been Cancelled

Will You Give Me My Position

Man Overboard Please Take Action To Pick Him Up

You Are Running A Risk Of Going Aground

I Am Not In My Correct Position

I Am in Distress and Require Immediate Assistance

Your Navigation Lights Are Not Visible

Keep Well Clear of Me

Keep Clear of Me I Am Maneuvering With Difficulty

You Should Stop Your Vessel

The Harbor Is Closed To Traffic

Permission to Enter Harbor Is Urgently Requested. I Have An Emergency

I Am Going Ahead​

I am Going Astern

I Require Health Clearance

Anchoring Is Prohibited

I Request Permission To Anchor

I Am Going To Communicate With Your Station By Means of the
International Code of Signals

Your Signal Has Been Received But Not Understood
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