Viking Longship.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Three astern Jim. Lamp is still used on occasions

[Jim Brady]

[QUOTE=Ivan Cloherty;172783]Three astern Jim. Lamp is still used on occasions[/QUOTE

What is the answer to Brenda's query Ivan.Do you understand the OUT
Regards.
Jim.B.

[Ivan Cloherty]

More correctly Jim, it means 'my engines are going astern' sorry about that because the ship may still have forward way on her and it indicates we are doing our best to avoid a situation or as an indication to tugs etc

[Captain Kong]

Usually,
Three Long blasts from the ship means, `Good Bye`, and the tug then gives Three Long Blasts and then ship gives One Short followed by the tug giving One Short Blast to acknowledge.... Fullaway..
ship _ _ _ tug _ _ _ ship - tug -

OUT in Morse is [B] _ _ _ --_ _B]
Brian

[robpage]

Thank you for the acknowledgement that the Engineers are often going the right way , without the rest of the ship doing it

[Brenda Shackleton]

That's what I heard, Brian. O U T in Morse.
Brenda

[happy daze john in oz]

Hi Brenda are you talking about manoeuvre signals on the ships horn 1blast going to starboard 2 blasts going to port 3 blasts going ahead or astern not sure which,I'm sure someone will come on and tell you.I know the Victoria certainly made some racket before she sailed.
Regards.
Jim.B.

Obviously a Cunard queen, the ones on UCL never made a noise, went about it all very quiet, but the going astern bit may have well suited them.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Thank you for the acknowledgement that the Engineers are often going the right way , without the rest of the ship doing it

You're dead right there Rob, 'Often' is the key word, as opposed to 'always'

[robpage]

After once receiving a "Full Astern " followed by two "Double Full Astern " we crunched heavily into the Guernsey link-span , whilst surveying the considerable damage , none to SS Calledonian Princess , quite a bit to the Link-span the skipper commented , It is the Engineers , I asked after five full asterns his intention was obvious to me , He yelled , Well I meant AHEAD , and you lot should have known that , so I left a small benefit of the doubt in place Ivan

[j.sabourn]

International Code of Signals... To my memory only certain ones were useable for lamp work. O Flag wise was man overboard So obviously was not for the lamp. If anyone still has a seamanship book the ones that could be used on the lamp used to have an asterick beside. P certainly could as besides flying as the Blue peter in port., could also be used on the lamp at sea with a different meaning which was Your lights are out or burning badly. Believe C was another one on the lamp meaning YES or Affirmative. G also I require a pilot. The correct signal however for pilot was PT. My mind is a bit blurred this morning after a late night last night. JS

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As regards the phonetic alphabet, regardless of what American story you watch when the radio operator says in plain language Roger over and out or words to that effect, this is incorrect. R in the phonetic alphabet is Romeo and not Roger. Everyone seems to do it nowadays and is incorrect use of the alphabet, only Hollywood could change that. U you are standing in to danger could also be used on lamp, head starting to clear now, wonderful things these liveners. JS