Flag hoist

• Advantage

  Rapid accurate system, uniform execution, international alphabet flags
• Flag 

  Measured from staff to edge
• Hoist


  Vertical width
• Tabling

  Double thickness
• Tail line


  Short length
• Bag of flame metal


  Flag bag
• Light lines in bending flags


  Halyards
• Made fast to the last flag


  Uphaul
• Separate line attached

  Retriever
• Block attached to the yardarm

  Point of hist
• Hoist 3/4

  At the dip
• Top flsg touching point of hoist

  Closed up
• One is closed up, one is lowered


  Dipped
• One or more flag

  Hoist
• Complete signal


  Display
• 6ft length halyard


  Tack line
• Flag A

  Diver below
• Flag b

  Discharging explosive
• Flag c

  Affirmative
• Flag d


  Keep clear
• Flag e

  Altering course
• Flag f

  Disabled
• Flag g


  pilot
• H

  On board pilot
• I


  To port
• J

  Message by semaphore
• K

  Stop vessel
• L

  Stop, communicate
• M


  Dr on board
• N


  No
• O

  Man overboard
• P 


  Blue peter
• Q


  Vessel healthy
• R


  Way off ship
• S


  Engine going full
• T

  Do not pass
• U

  In danger
• V

  Assistance
• W


  Require med assistance
• X

  Watch for signal