| Flag | Name | Phonetic Pronunciation | U.S. Navy Meaning | International Meaning |
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Alfa | AL-fah | I have a diver down ; keep well clear at slow speed. / J'ai un scaphandrier en plongée, tenez vous à distance et avancez lentement. | |
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Bravo | BRAH-voh | I am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous cargo. / Je charge ou décharge ou transporte des marchandises dangereuses. | |
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Charlie | CHAR-lee | "Yes" or "affirmative". "Oui" ou "affirmative". | |
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Delta | DELL-tah | I am maneuvering with difficulty; keep clear. / Je manoeuvre avec difficulté ; tenez-vous à l'écart. | |
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Echo | ECK-oh | I am directing my course to starboard. / Je me dirige sur tribord. | |
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Foxtrot | FOKS-trot | I am disabled; communicate with me. / Je suis désemparé,
communiquez avec moi. On aircraft carriers: Flight Operations underway |
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Golf | GOLF | I require a pilot. / J'ai besoin d'un pilote. | |
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Hotel | hoh-TELL | I have a pilot on board. / J'ai un pilote à bord. | |
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India | IN-dee-ah | Coming alongside. / Je viens sur babord | I am directing my course to port. / Je me dirige vers le port. |
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Juliet | JEW-lee-ett | I am on fire and have dangerous cargo ; keep clear. / J'ai un incendie à bord et je transporte des marchandises dangereuses ; tenez vous à distance. | |
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Kilo | KEY-loh | I wish to communicate with you. / Je désire communiquer avec vous. | |
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Lima | LEE-mah | You should stop your vessel immediately. / Stoppez votre navire immédiatement. | |
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Mike | MIKE | My vessel is stopped ; making no way. / Mon navire est stoppé et n'a plus d'erre. | |
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November | no-VEM-bur | No or negative. / Non ou négative. | |
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Oscar | OSS-kur | Man overboard. / Un homme à la mer. | |
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Papa | pah-PAH | All personnel return to ship ; proceeding to sea (Inport). / Toutes les personnes doivent se présenter à bord, le navire doit prendre la mer (Au port). | |
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Quebec | kay-BECK | Boat recall ; all boats return to ship. / Rappel ; toutes les embarcations retournent au navire. | Ship meets health regs ; request clearance into port. / Mon navire satisfait aux réglements sanitaires ; je demande la libre pratique portuaire. |
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Romeo | ROH-me-oh | Preparing to replenish (At sea). Ready duty ship (Inport). | None. / Néant. |
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Sierra | see-AIR-ah | Conducting flag hoist drill. | Moving astern. / Mes machines sont en arrière. |
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Tango | TANG-go | Do not pass ahead of me. / Ne passez pas devant moi. | Keep clear ; engaged in trawling. / Restz à l'écart ; pêche au chalut. |
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Uniform | YOU-nee-form | You are running into danger. / Vous courez au danger. | |
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Victor | VIK-tah | I require assistance. / Je demande assistance. | |
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Whiskey | WISS-kee | I require medical assistance. / Je demande une assistance médicale. | |
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Xray | ECKS-ray | Stop carrying out your intentions and watch for my signals. / Arrêtez vos manoeuvres et veillez mes signaux. | |
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Yankee | YANG-kee | Ship has visual communications duty. | I am dragging anchor. / Mon ancre chasse |
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Zulu | ZOO-loo | I require a tug. / Je demande un remorqueur. | |
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Code/Answer | Code or Answer | Flag that follows is from the International Code of Signals. | Message is understood. Also, numeric decimal point. |
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First substitute | First sub | Absence of flag officer or unit commander (Inport). | Substitute for the first flag in this hoist. |
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Second substitute | Second sub | Absence of chief of staff (Inport). | Substitute for the second flag in this hoist. |
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Third substitute | Third sub | Absence of commanding officer (Inport). | Substitute for the third flag in this hoist. |
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Fourth substitute | Fourth sub | Absence of civil or military official whose flag is flying on this ship. | Substitute for the fourth flag in this hoist. |
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One | WUN | Numeral one. | None. / Néant. |
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Two | TOO | Numeral two. | None. / Néant. |
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Three | TREE | Numeral three. | None. / Néant. |
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Four | FOW-er | Numeral four. | None. / Néant. |
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Five | FIFE | Numeral five. | None. / Néant. |
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Six | SICKS | Numeral six. | None. / Néant. |
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Seven | SEV-en | Numeral seven. | None. / Néant. |
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Eight | AIT | Numeral eight. | None. / Néant. |
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Nine | NIN-er | Numeral nine. | None. / Néant. |
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Zero | ZEE-roh | Numeral zero. / Chiffre zéro. | None. / Néant. |
| Pennant one | PEN-ant WUN | Pennant one. / Fanion un. | Numeral one. / Chiffre un. |
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Pennant two | PEN-ant TOO | Pennant two. / Fanion deux. | Numeral two. / Chiffre deux. |
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Pennant three | PEN-ant TREE | Pennant three. / Fanion trois. | Numeral three. / Chiffre trois. |
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Pennant four | PEN-ant FOW-er | Pennant four. / Fanion quatre. | Numeral four. / Chiffre quatre. |
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Pennant five | PEN-ant FIFE | Pennant five. / Fanion cinq. | Numeral five. / Chiffre cinq. |
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Pennant six | PEN-ant SICKS | Pennant six. / Fanion six. | Numeral six. / Chiffre six. |
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Pennant seven | PEN-ant SEV-en | Pennant seven. / Fanion sept. | Numeral seven. / Chiffre sept. |
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Pennant eight | PEN-ant AIT | Pennant eight. / Fanion huit. | Numeral eight / Chiffre huit. |
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Pennant Nine | PEN-ant NIN-er | Pennant nine. / Fanion neuf. | Numeral nine / Chiffre neuf. |
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Pennant zero | PEN-ant ZEE-roh | Pennant zero. / Fanion zéro. | Numeral zero / Chiffre zéro. |
Courtesy US Navy. The images of this page are copyright free. / Les images de cette page sont libres de droit.
See also INTERNATIONAL
CODE OF SIGNALS FOR VISUAL, SOUND, AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
UNITED STATES EDITION 1969, Edition (Revised 2003), PUB 102, PDF, 2735 ko, Courtesy
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)