Nautical Flags
Bravo
I am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous cargo.
E-8
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Great Lakes Ice Breaker
class: Mackinaw
length: 240ft
Hull Number: 30
Marlinspike
Pointed iron instrument used in splicing line or wire
Fire Tetrahedron
heat, oxygen, fuel, and chain reaction
Yankee
Ship has visual communications duty; I am dragging anchor.
MST
Marine Science Technician
conducting inspections
oil spills, hazardous material releases,
natural and man-made disasters and enforces environmental laws and regulations
Coastal Patrol Boat
Class: Protector
Length: 87 ft
Hull Number: 87###
Fake
A single turn of line when line is coiled down
Coast Guard District 13
Seattle, WA
Juliet
I am on fire and have dangerous cargo; keep clear.
O-9
Vice Admiral
Ice Breaking Tug
Class: Bay
Length: 140ft
Hull Number: 1##
Barometer
Instrument that registers atmospheric pressure; used in forecasting weather
Coast Guard Ethos
In Service to our Nation
With Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty
We protect
We defend
We save
We are Semper Paratus
We are the United States Coast Guard
Tango
Do not pass ahead of me; Keep clear; engaged in trawling.
EM
Electricians Mate
propulsion control systems
lighting systems
galley, scullery, and laundry equipment
deck machinery equipment
Special Purpose Craft Law Enforcement
length: 33ft
hull number: 33###
Athwartships
At right angles to the fore and aft of centerline of a ship
Vessel Towing (Greater than 200 ft) - lights & dayshape
3 white lights, one amber light & running lights; diamond
Fourth Substitute
Absence of civil or military official whose flag is flying on this ship; Substitute for the fourth flag in this hoist.
ET
Electronics Technician
installation, maintenance, repair and management of sophisticated electronic equipment
shipboard weapons
communications receivers and transmitters
HC-27J Spartan
Length: 74 ft
Height: 31 ft
Hawsepipe
The steel castings in the bow through which anchor cables run
16 Distress Signals
Red Star Shells, Fog Horn Continuous Sounding, Flames On A Vessel, Gun Fired at Intervals Of 1 Minute, Orange Background Black Ball And Square, SOS, "Mayday" by Radio, Parachute Red Flare, Dye Marker (any color), Code Flags November Charlie, Square Flag and Ball, Wave Arms, Inmarsat, Digital Selective Calling, Position Indicating Radio Beacon, Smoke