International Maritime Signal Flags

Flag	Letter	Meaning	Morse Code
	A	I have a diver down, keep well clear at slow spead	. _
	B	I am taking in, discharging or carrying dangerous cargo	_ . . .
	C	Yes (affirmative)	_ . _ .
	D	Keep clear of me, I am manoeuvering with difficulty	_ . .
	E	I am directing my course to starboard	.
	F	I am disabled, communicate with me	. . _ .
	G	I require a pilot	_ _ .
	H	I have a pilot on board	. . . .
	I	I am directing my course to port	. .
	J	I am on fire and have dangerous cargo, keep clear	. _ _ _
	K	I wish to communicate with you	_ . _
	L	You should stop your vessel immediately	. _ . .
	M	My vessel is stopped; making no way	_ _
	N	No (negative)	_ .
	O	Man overboard	_ _ _
	P	All personnel return to ship; proceeding to sea (in port)	. _ _ .
	Q	My vessel is healthy and I request free practique	_ _ . _
	R	_	. _ .
	S	My engines are going full speed astern	. . .
	T	Keep clear, engaged in trawling	_
	U	You are running into danger	. . _
	V	I require assistance (not distress)	. . . _
	W	I require medical assistance	. _ _
	X	Stop carrying out your intentions and watch for my signals	_ . . _
	Y	I am dragging anchor	_ . _ _
	Z	I require a tug	_ _ . .

Numeric Pennants		Pennants
Pennant Number Morse Code 1 . _ _ _ _ 2 . . _ _ _ 3 . . . _ _ 4 . . . . _ 5 . . . . . 6 _ . . . . 7 _ _ . . . 8 _ _ _ . . 9 _ _ _ _ . 0 _ _ _ _ _		Pennant Name First substitute Substitute 2 Substitute 3 Distress N + C: I am in distress S + O: You should stop immediately Code/answer

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The Phonetic Alphabet

Letter	Swedish	International
A	Adam	Alfred/Alfa
B	Bertil	Benjamin/Bravo
C	Caesar	Charles/Charlie
D	David	David/Delta
E	Erik	Edward/Echo
F	Filip	Frederick/Foxtrot
G	Gustav	George/Golf
H	Helge	Harry/Hotel
I	Ivar	Isaac/India
J	Johan	Jack/Juliet
K	Kalle	King/Kilo
L	Ludvig	London/Lima
M	Martin	Mary/Mike
N	Niklas	Nellie/November
O	Olof	Oliver/Oscar
P	Petter	Peter/Papa
Q	Qvintus	Queen/Québec
R	Rudolf	Robert/Romeo
S	Sigurd	Samuel/Sierra
T	Ture	Tommy/Tango
U	Urban	Uncle/Uniform
V	Viktor	Victor
W	Wilhelm	William/Whisky
X	Xerxes	X-ray
Y	Yngve	Yellow/Yankee
Z	Zäta	Zebra/Zulu
Å	Åke
Ä	Ärlig
Ö	Östen

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