Topic: international maritime signal flag of the day: Quebec
boof started this discussion 1 year ago #121,663
Today's flag is: Quebec
As a letter, that is the letter Q. As a message, it means:
My vessel is “healthy” and I request free pratique.
[Merriam-Webster pratique definition: clearance given an incoming ship by the health authority of a port]
As a letter, that is the letter Q. As a message, it means:
My vessel is “healthy” and I request free pratique.
[Merriam-Webster pratique definition: clearance given an incoming ship by the health authority of a port]
boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #1,329,772
Father Dave !RsSxeehGwc joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 9 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,329,773
Quebec is the 5th best Ween album behind The Mollusk, Chocolate and Cheese, White Pepper, and the criminally underrated 12 Golden Country Greats.
boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 2 days later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,330,206
SIGNALS BETWEEN ICEBREAKER AND ASSISTED VESSELS
Icebreaker: Shorten the distance between vessels.
Assisted Vessel(s): I am shortening the distance.
Icebreaker: Shorten the distance between vessels.
Assisted Vessel(s): I am shortening the distance.
boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,330,393
The declassified NATO information for flag Quebec:
indication: BOAT RECALL
normally displayed: Where best seen.
WHILE FLYING: meaning: All boats belonging to this ship or boat(s) addressed return to this ship immediately.
For use in submarine exercises, see Article 1306b.
[Article 1306b - Flag QUEBEC/Submarine/Disregard me. I am not open to attack. I am not to be reported.]
indication: BOAT RECALL
normally displayed: Where best seen.
WHILE FLYING: meaning: All boats belonging to this ship or boat(s) addressed return to this ship immediately.
For use in submarine exercises, see Article 1306b.
[Article 1306b - Flag QUEBEC/Submarine/Disregard me. I am not open to attack. I am not to be reported.]
(Edited 47 seconds later.)
boof (OP) triple-posted this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,330,484
There is some similarity with the Quebec flag and the caution flag used in motor racing. Also, the municipalities of Basud and Paracale (in Camarines Norte, Bicol region, Island of Luzon, Philippines) have yellow flags.