| Name |
Navy Meaning |
International
Meaning |
| Alpha |
I
have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed. |
| Bravo |
I
am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous cargo. |
| Charlie |
"Yes"
or "affirmative". |
| Delta |
I
am maneuvering with difficulty; keep clear. |
| Echo |
I
am directing my course to starboard. |
| Foxtrot |
I
am disabled; communicate with me.
On aircraft carriers: Flight Operations underway |
| Golf |
I
require a pilot. |
| Hotel |
I
have a pilot on board. |
| India |
Coming
alongside. |
I
am directing my course to port. |
| Juliet |
I
am on fire and have dangerous cargo; keep clear. |
| Kilo |
I
wish to communicate with you. |
| Lima |
You
should stop your vessel immediately. |
| Mike |
My
vessel is stopped; making no way. |
| November |
No
or negative. |
| Oscar |
Man
overboard. |
| Papa |
All
personnel return to ship; proceeding to sea (Inport). |
| Quebec |
Boat
recall; all boats return to ship. |
Ship
meets health regs; request clearance into port. |
| Romeo |
Preparing
to replenish (At sea). Ready duty ship (Inport). |
None.
|
| Sierra |
Conducting
flag hoist drill.
| Moving
astern. |
| Tango |
Do
not pass ahead of me. |
Keep
clear; engaged in trawling.
|
| Uniform |
You
are running into danger. |
| Victor |
I
require assistance. |
| Whiskey |
I
require medical assistance. |
| Xray |
Stop
carrying out your intentions and watch for my signals. |
| Yankee |
Ship
has visual communications duty. |
I
am dragging anchor.
|
| Zulu |
I
require a tug. |
| Code/Answer |
Flag
that follows is from the International Code of Signals. |
Message
is understood. Also, numeric decimal point. |
| First
substitute |
Absence
of flag officer or unit commander (Inport). |
Substitute
for the first flag in this hoist. |
| Second
substitute |
Absence
of chief of staff (Inport). |
Substitute
for the second flag in this hoist. |
| Third
substitute |
Absence
of commanding officer (Inport). |
Substitute
for the third flag in this hoist. |
| Fourth
substitute |
Absence
of civil or military official whose flag is flying on
this ship. |
Substitute
for the fourth flag in this hoist. |
| Pennant
one |
Pennant
one. |
1 |
| Pennant
two |
Pennant
two. |
2 |
| Pennant
three |
Pennant
three. |
3 |
| Pennant
four |
Pennant
four. |
4 |
| Pennant
five |
Pennant
five. |
5 |
| Pennant
six |
Pennant
six. |
6 |
| Pennant
seven |
Pennant
seven. |
7 |
| Pennant
eight |
Pennant
eight. |
8 |
| Pennant
Nine |
Pennant
nine. |
9 |
| Pennant
zero |
Pennant
zero. |
0 |
|
Naval
Squadron Numbers
|
|
1
|
Numeral
one. |
None. |
|
2
|
Numeral
two. |
None. |
|
3
|
Numeral
three. |
None. |
|
4
|
Numeral
four. |
None. |
|
5
|
Numeral
five. |
None. |
|
6
|
Numeral
six. |
None. |
|
7
|
Numeral
seven. |
None. |
|
8
|
Numeral
eight. |
None. |
|
9
|
Numeral
nine. |
None. |
|
0
|
Numeral
zero. |
None. |
