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NICEOkLS'S SEAMANSHIP AND NAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE

second two numerals an approaching exact minute of time about to
occur. The "exact" time will be that moment at which the signal is
sharply hauled down.

An exact time may be signalled in the Morse code by first sending
the time in advance and following the time signal with a LONG flash
(dash) of about 5 seconds duration, the END of the flash (dash) being the
exact time indicated by the four numerals.

COURSES AND BEARINGS.

Letter X refers to courses and bearings. It is the top letter of the
numeral hoist when signalling direction expressed in degrees from 000°
to 359°, the direction to be read as TRUE courses or TKUE bearings unless
expressly stated otherwise.

The position of a place may be signalled by means of its bearing
and distance from a stated place, the procedure to be always in the
order, BEARING—DISTANCE—PLACE.

Example—"185°, 20 miles from the Lizard" would appear in three
hoists.

X
1

8
5

2
0

(iii.)

185°

20 miles.

The Lizard
England

POINTS OP THE COMPASS.
Each of the 32 points of the compass is allocated a group of three
letters in the Signal Code, thug JUG means 3O.E.; N T I means
S.B., etc.