THE INTERNATIONAL CODE? OF SIGNALS 661
8. A vessel is flying jour signal letters, what would you do?
She wants to communicate with me. I would hoist my answering
pendant close up When she hauled the letters down I would lower
my answering pendant to the dip and look out for her next hoist,
9. How can one tell if the Code pendant is at the dip?
Unless it is lowered well down it is sometimes difficult to see whether
it is close up or not, especially if flown from the triatic stay, so it is
better to hoist the answering pendant at the masthead or yardann.
10 You cannot distinguish the signal made by another ship, or cannot
decode them intelligibly; what would you dol
Keep my answering pendant at the dip and hoist:
V W—I cannot distinguish your flags. Or,
V B—Signal is not understood though flags are distinguishable.
11. How can you tell when a man-of-war is communicating with a
merchant ship?
She flies the Code pendant in a conspicuous position during the
whole time the signal is being made.
12. Decode the following signals from the specimen code given on
pages 636 to 639:—
"Ship A hoists"
(i) LJ. (ii) AAOG: (iii) Code flag.
(i) I am disabled; will you tow me into
(ii) Aden
(iii) Signal completed.
"Ship B hoists"
(i) C. (ii)PFQ. (w)OBE. (iv)AAC. (v) CG L. (iv) Code flag.
(i) Yes
(ii) You should have a towing hawser ready
(iii) Am taking station
(iv) Three points on the port bow
(v) You should send your boat to pass towing haserw
(vi) Signal completed
13. Decode the following signal and explain the procedure and inter*
pretation:—
t (i) 0N B T. (ii) 0GN. (iii) GLY F