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SIGNALS
What is the significance of Two-Mike-Kilo-Alpha to Lima-One?
The answer (provided by greasybilgerat) follows!
2MKA
If you want to be insufferable when you get your little VHF licence
you can use 2 MKA as your identifier,
when you are broadcasting your MayDay.
The wearing of the Ident on the starboard shrouds
indicates that the craft is operational.
Absence of ID from stabard shroud means boat is not operational.
Engineers would know that! They are the ones who take down the signal!
How do you like your steak?
BRAVO ZULU? Well done!
Well done! is traditionally flagged as bravo zulu! No! I do not know why but I'm open to suggestions.
What do we call our flagship?
INDIA UNIFORM MIKE WUN
See also "COMMUNICATIONS"
click on COMMS for a fast-track through cyberspace to the COMMS page
Bluemoments gives the Single-Flag interpretations but not the morse equivalents
Not that all alphabetic flags are rectangular, not square. One and one only has four colours.
Only two are mono-coloured. Only two have a 'bite' taken out of them.
One of those with a bite is duo-tone. Think Don Downer! DD? Diver Down? You got it.
Only one flag is designated as having no meaning when run up on its own. ROMEO.
But it DOES have a meaning! That meaning is "Roger" or "I understand what you are saying"!
Note the shape of the numeral flags are trapeziod and remember number 2. It is flown on Londinium!
is the canine's cajones. Trust us on this one
DEEP DOODAA
IT: I'm on fire.
AN: I need a doctor.
GM: I cannot save my vessel.
AC: I am abandoning my vessel.
RY: Give me a wide berth and pass slowly.
To which the coastguard replied
EL: Repeat the distress position.
GN: You should take off persons.
Which if any of these signals actually matters to us on the river and why not?