C154 



SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA 



If necessary the day signals may be given at night or the night signals 

 by day. 



(b) Landing signals for the guidance of small boats with crews or persons 

 in distress: — 



Signal 



By day — Vertical motion of a white"* 

 flag or the arms or firing of a green 

 star-signal or signalling the code letter 

 " K " ( ) given by light or sound- 

 signal apparatus. 



By night — Vertical motion of a white 

 light or flare, or firing of a green star- 

 signal or signalling the code letter 

 " K " ( ) given by light or sound- 

 signal apparatus. A range (indication 

 of direction) may be given by placing a 

 steady white light or flare at a lower 

 level and in line with the observer. 



Signification 



>" This is the best place to land. 



By day — Horizontal motion of a 

 w hite flag or arms extended horizontally 

 or firing of a red star-signal or signalling 

 the code letter "S" (•••) given by 

 light or sound-signal apparatus. 



By night — Horizontal motion of a 

 white light or flare or firing of a red 

 star-signal or signalling the code letter 

 '* S " (•••) given by light or sound- 

 signal apparatus. 



Landing here highly dangerous. 



By day — Horizontal motion of a 

 white flag, followed by the placing of 

 the white flag in the ground and the 

 carrying of another white flag in the 

 direction to be indicated or firing of a 

 red star-signal vertically and a white 

 star-signal in the direction towards the 

 better landing place or signalUng the 

 code letter " S " (• • •) followed by the 



code letter "R" ( ) if a better 



landing place for the craft in distress 

 is located more to the right in the. 



^ " Landing here highly dangerous. A 

 more favourable location for landing 

 is in the direction indicated." 



Ch. 5 



