MEETING AT SEA. NOTE.-Vessels should be prepared to make the following signals-the answering pennant need not be used. On reading A's name, B should hoist her's, and so on. A should not haul down till she understands B's hoist, when both should haul down together. Passing ships will do well to adopt *The vessel answering should hoist the hour signal and dip it sharply about a minute after it is answered. The minutes and seconds, if any, at the instant of dipping, will immediately follow. With several ships in company, the attention of a particular ship whose name is unknown may be called by the attention signal. ATTENTION OR DEMAND SIGNALS. BC BD BF Show your ensign. What ship is that? Vessels, just arrived, show your distinguishing signals. Vessels just weighed (or leaving) show your distinguishing signals. Vessels that wish to be reported all well, show your distinguishing signals. Attention. Pay attention. Calls the attention of the first or nearest ship on the bearing (from the person signaling) pointed out by compass signal. BG BH BJ BL BM fifth sixth shore signal station vessel coming into the anchorage, bearing pointed out by compass signal. vessel leaving the anchorage. vessel whose distinguishing signal will be immediately shown. *Unless the contrary is indicated, the bearings are always to be understood as compass bearings; i. ., bearings that would be shown by a compass free from any local attraction. (1) Meteorological report for to-day gives "Moderate Winds" in direction (indicated). |