My Signal Flags I Nautical Sign Flag

High quality construction; printed on both sides. Nautical flags mostly take the form of squares, although you'll also see pendants, which are triangular with a flat tip. In addition, you will see what are called substitutes (alternatively called repeaters), which are triangles. Add fun color to your boat, front yard, porch or home. There are 26 square nautical flags, each representing a different letter of the alphabet. More precisely, each represents the international codeword connected to the letters of the alphabet, such as Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, etc. In addition, there are 10 pendants for the numbers from zero to nine. For numbers 10 and larger, a ship would combine flags. UV resistant material will last for years. The only colors you will find on nautical flags are black, blue, red, yellow and white. These colors stand out pretty well when viewed with your own eyes on the horizon or through binoculars. Flags can also be a solid color or a color scheme. Spell your family's name in the alphabet of the sign flag. Depending on the desired message, ships fly one flag or up to seven flags in a row. For example, if you see the flag A (Alpha), this means "diver, stay clear." If you see the W flag (whiskey), the ship has a medical emergency and needs help. The combination of the flags D (Delta) and V (Victor), meanwhile, means "I am maneuvering with difficulty and I need help. The prudent sailor knows that he should not fly flags in more than 20 carats of breeze. While sailors around the world use nautical flags to communicate common scenarios, particular situations require their own language. Race committees combine flags to broadcast a race four minutes from the start, for example, or that a course has been shortened. The United States Navy groups signals in ways known only to its personnel to communicate with fellow ships.