| Flag | Name | Phonetic Pronunciation | Navy
Meaning | International Meaning |
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Alfa |
AL-fah |
I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed. |
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Bravo | BRAH-voh | I am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous cargo. |
 | Charlie | CHAR-lee | "Yes" or "affirmative". |
 | Delta | DELL-tah | I am maneuvering with difficulty; keep clear. |
 | Echo | ECK-oh | I am directing my course to starboard. |
 | Foxtrot | FOKS-trot | I am disabled; communicate with me.
On aircraft carriers: Flight Operations underway |
 | Golf | GOLF | I require a pilot. |
 | Hotel | hoh-TELL | I have a pilot on board. |
 | India | IN-dee-ah | Coming alongside. | I am directing my course to port. |
 | Juliet | JEW-lee-ett | I am on fire and have dangerous cargo; keep clear. |
 | Kilo | KEY-loh | I wish to communicate with you. |
 | Lima | LEE-mah | You should stop your vessel immediately. |
 | Mike | MIKE | My vessel is stopped; making no way. |
 | November | no-VEM-bur | No or negative. |
 | Oscar | OSS-kur | Man overboard. |
 | Papa | pah-PAH | All personnel return to ship; proceeding to sea (Inport). |
 | Quebec | kay-BECK | Boat recall; all boats return to ship. | Ship meets health regs; request clearance into port. |
 | Romeo | ROH-me-oh | Preparing to replenish (At sea). Ready duty ship (Inport). | None. |
 | Sierra | see-AIR-ah | Conducting flag hoist drill. | Moving astern. |
 | Tango | TANG-go | Do not pass ahead of me. | Keep clear; engaged in trawling. |
 | Uniform | YOU-nee-form | You are running into danger. |
 | Victor | VIK-tah | I require assistance. |
 | Whiskey | WISS-kee | I require medical assistance. |
 | Xray | ECKS-ray | Stop carrying out your intentions and watch for my signals. |
 | Yankee | YANG-kee | Ship has visual communications duty. | I am dragging anchor. |
 | Zulu | ZOO-loo | I require a tug. |
 | Code/Answer | Code or Answer | Flag that follows is from the International Code of Signals. | Message is understood. Also, numeric decimal point. |
 | First substitute | First sub | Absence of flag officer or unit commander (Inport). | Substitute for the first flag in this hoist. |
 | Second substitute | Second sub | Absence of chief of staff (Inport). | Substitute for the second flag in this hoist. |
 | Third substitute | Third sub | Absence of commanding officer (Inport). | Substitute for the third flag in this hoist. |
 | Fourth substitute | Fourth sub | Absence of civil or military official whose flag is flying on this ship. | Substitute for the fourth flag in this hoist. |
 | One | WUN | Numeral one. | None. |
 | Two | TOO | Numeral two. | None. |
 | Three | TREE | Numeral three. | None. |
 | Four | FOW-er | Numeral four. | None. |
 | Five | FIFE | Numeral five. | None. |
 | Six | SICKS | Numeral six. | None. |
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Seven |
SEV-en |
Numeral seven. |
None. |
 | Eight | AIT | Numeral eight. | None. |
 | Nine | NIN-er | Numeral nine. | None. |
 | Zero | ZEE-roh | Numeral zero. | None. |
| Pennant
one | PEN-ant WUN | Pennant one. | Numeral one. |
 | Pennant two | PEN-ant TOO | Pennant two. | Numeral two. |
 | Pennant three | PEN-ant TREE | Pennant three. | Numeral three. |
 | Pennant four | PEN-ant FOW-er | Pennant four. | Numeral four. |
 | Pennant five | PEN-ant FIFE | Pennant five. | Numeral five. |
 | Pennant six | PEN-ant SICKS | Pennant six. | Numeral six. |
 | Pennant seven | PEN-ant SEV-en | Pennant seven. | Numeral seven. |
 | Pennant eight | PEN-ant AIT | Pennant eight. | Numeral eight |
 | Pennant Nine | PEN-ant NIN-er | Pennant nine. | Numeral nine |
 | Pennant zero | PEN-ant ZEE-roh | Pennant zero. | Numeral zero |
