THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNAUB 689

AAP
10° to port

AAQ
20° to port

AAR
30° to port

AAS
40° to port

AAT
50° to port

ABV
10° to starboard

ABW
20° to startioard

ABX
30° to starboard

ABJ
40° to starboard

ABZ
50° to starboard

FLAGS TO BE FLOWN BY BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS.
Section 74 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, provides as follows:—
L A ship belonging to a British subject shall hoist the proper
national colours—
(a) On a signal being made to her by one of His Majesty's ships
(including any vessel under the command of an officer of His
Majesty's Navy on full pay); and
(&) On entering or leaving any foreign port; and
(c) If of 50 tons gross tonnage or upwards, on entering or leaving
any British port.
2. If default is made on board any such ship in complying with this
section the master of the ship shall for each offence be liable to
a fine not exceeding £100*
5. This section shall not apply to a fishing boat duly entered in the
fis ing boat register, and lettered and numbered as required by
the fourth part of this Act