Reeds maritime flag handbook / / edited by Miranda DelMar-Morgan

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Adlard Coles Nautical, , 2006; ©2006
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 138 p. ) : col. ill
• Disciplina: 929.92
• Soggetto topico: Flags
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Delmar-MorganMiranda
• Note generali: "Based on Reed's maritime flags by Sir Peter Johnson"-- Title page.; Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Acknowledgements -- What is a flag? -- How a flag is made -- Shapes -- Parts of a flag -- Proportions -- Sizes -- Securing -- Types of flag -- Ensigns -- Jacks -- Burgees -- Other flags -- Defence and official flags -- Code flags -- International Code of Signals -- Yacht only signal flags -- Naval codes -- Flags used for signalling distress -- Racing code flags -- Flag etiquette -- Flying the minimum -- Flags and the law -- Hoisting times -- Lowering -- Approaching a foreign harbour -- Positions of ensigns -- Positions of other flags -- Salutes -- Mourning -- Dressing ship -- Getting it right -- International yacht club burgees -- National maritime flags -- Glossary of Terms -- Appendix 1: Yacht clubs using a special ensign -- Appendix 2: Selected two-code signals -- Appendix 3: Useful flag websites -- Appendix 4: Overseas territories, departments, crown dependencies, or special adminstrative regions -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: An on-board reference to the maritime flags of the world and their usage. Those who have ever put to sea wondering about the different types of flags, how they are made up and the dos and don'ts as well as traditions and myths of flying flags, will find this handy pocket-sized guide a useful resource.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reeds maritime flag handbook
• ISBN: 1-4081-0771-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462638003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II