SINGLE FLAG MEANINGS FROM
INTERNATIONAL
CODE OF SIGNALS
FLAG ALFA
MEANING :
I HAVE A DIVER DOWN. KEEP WELL CLEAR AT SLOW
SPEED
MEANING: I AM TAKING IN, OR CARRYING
DANGEROUS GOODS
FLAG BRAVO
FLAG CHARLIE
MEANING YES (AFFIRMATIVE OR “THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PREVIOUS GROUP
SHOULD BE READ IN THE AFFIRMATIVE”)
FLAG DELTA
MEANING : KEEP CLEAR OF ME. I AM
MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY.
FLAG ECHO
MEANING : I AM ALTERING MY COURSE
TO STARBOARD
FLAG FOXTROT
MEANING : I AM DISABLED. COMMUNICATE
WITH ME
FLAG GOLF
MEANING : I REQUIRE A PILOT.
WHEN MADE BY FISHING VESSELS OPERATING IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY ON THE FISHING GROUNDS IT
MEANS : “ I AM HAULING NETS ”
MEANING: I HAVE A PILOT ONBOARD
FLAG HOTEL
MEANING : I AM ALTERING MY COURSE TO
PORT
FLAG INDIA
FLAG JULIET
MEANING : I AM ON FIRE AND HAVE DANGEROUS
CARGO ON BOARD. KEEP WELL CLEAR OF ME.
MEANING : I WISH TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU
FLAG KILO
MEANING: YOU SHOULD STOP VESSEL INSTANTLY
FLAG LIMA
FLAG MIKE
MEANING :
MY VESSEL IS STOPPED AND MAKING NO WAY
THROUGH THE WATER.
FLAG NOVEMBER
MEANING : NO (NEGATIVE OR “THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE PREVIOUS GROUP SHUOLD BE READ IN THE
NEGATIVE”) THIS SIGNAL MAY BE GIVEN ONLY
VISUALLY OR BY SOUND. FOR VOICE OR RADIO
TRANSMISSION THE SIGNAL SHOULD BE “NO”
MEANING: MAN OVERBOARD
FLAG OSCAR
FLAG PAPA
MEANING : IN HARBOUR ALL PERSONNEL SHOULD
REPORT ON BOARD AS THE VESSEL IS ABOUT TO
PROCEED TO SEA
AT SEA : IT MAY BE USED BY FISHING VESSELS TO
MEAN “MY NETS HAVE COME FAST UPON AN
OBSTRUCTION
MEANING: MY VESSEL IS HEALTHY, AND I
REQUEST FREE PRETIQUE
FLAG QUEBEC
FLAG ROMEO
MEANING : ROGER
FLAG SIERRA
MEANING : MY ENGINES ARE GOING ASTERN
FLAG TANGO
MEANING : KEEP CLEAR OF ME. I AM
ENGAGED IN PAIR TRAWLING
MEANING: YOU ARE RUNNING INTO DANGER
FLAG UNIFORM
FLAG VICTOR
MEANING : I REQUIRE ASSISTANCE
FLAG WHISKY
MEANING : I REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
FLAG X-RAY
MEANING : STOP CARRYING OUT YOUR
INTENTIONS AND WATCH FOR MY SIGNALS.
FLAG YANKEE
MEANING : I AM DRAGGING MY ANCHOR
MEANING: I REQUIRE A TUG
FLAG ZULU
NUMERAL FLAGS
FLAG FOUR
FLAG FIVE
FLAG SEVEN
FLAG EIGHT
FLAG NINE
FLAG SIX
FLAG ZERO
PENNANT ONE
PENNANT TWO
PENNANT THREE
PENNANT ZERO
PENNANT NINE
PENNANT SEVEN
PENNANT SIX
PENNANT FOUR
PENNANT EIGHT
CODE AND ANSWERING PENNANT
FLAG ZULU
FLAG ONE
FLAG TWO
FLAG THREE
Flag ‘U’
Horizontally
“Cable Up
and Down”
Flag ‘U’
Vertically
“Anchor
Aweigh”
Flag ‘A’
Vertically
“Clear
Anchor ”
Flag ‘N’
Vertically
“Foul
Anchor ”
Flag ‘C’
Horizontally
“Anchor
clear of
water”
Flag ‘C’
Vertically
“Anchor
Secured”

INTERNATION CODE OF SIGNALS USED IN DEFENCE