AY Honors/Nautical Flags/Answer Key

1

Why does the International Code of Signals (ICS) exist, what does it do and where is it used?

2

Know the meaning of a pennon.

3

Through drawings or pictures, make a table displaying nautical flags and their meanings, signs, letters and numbers, as well as the message that flag transmits when displayed by itself.

4

Demonstrate ten examples of combinations of nautical flags.

5

Identify the four substitute cornets and their uses.

6

Maintain a conversation between two groups, using nautical flags, indicating their single and summed meanings with a minimum distance of 300 meters between the two groups.