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Monday, November 12, 2012

The world is actually comprised of 3/4 water and only 1/4 land. Every single day, ships, yachts, boats, cruise ships, leisure vessels and other types of water crafts travel across the ocean for a variety of purposes. Some of these vessels explore and navigate, others are intended to carry and deliver products and there are those that usher passengers from one country or city to the next. There are also many smaller vessels that carry people who merely wish to enjoy the sight of the sea, the sun and surrounding islands. Frequently, ships will cross each other without communicating at all.

The modes of communication between ships and water vessels vary. In some cases, it is highly needed for boats to have advanced forms of communication devices especially when trying to transmit important signals and messages. There could possibly be no existing problem if only every person in the world spoke the same language and satellite and radio systems were efficient all the time. This is not, however, he case, so people have to think of more reliable methods that will continue to work regardless of the day and circumstances. When it comes to reliability, nautical flags are still at the top of every seaman’s list.

Nautical flags have proven to be very useful and reliable when transmitting signals and messages to other water vessels and even stations and people located inland. The ICS or International Code of Signals is one of the best ways to communicate on board even today.

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by: The Flagman