 | Great Britain. Foreign Office - Commercial treaties - 1924 - 1194 pages
...intemational signal, SOS, by menus of visual or wireless signals. (2.) The international code flag signal of distress, indicated by NC (3.) The distant...resembling a ball. (4. | A continuous sounding with any sound apparatus. (5.) A signal, consisting of a succession of white Very's lights, fired at short intervals.... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1871 - 928 pages
...signals of distress in the daytime : 1 . A gun fired at intervals of about a minute. 2. The Commercial Code Signal of distress indicated by NC 3. The distant...or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball. PLYMOUTH BBEAKWATEB FOBT. — The first of our English iron fortifications has advanced another most... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1879 - 1110 pages
...fired at intervals of about a minute. " 2. The Commercial Code signal of distress, indicated by N C. " 3. The distant signal, consisting of a square flag,...or below it a ball, or anything resembling a ball. " (The Ensign Union down has been advisedly omitted, because many foreign flags are the same whether... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1884 - 1126 pages
...at intervals of about a minute ; 2. The International Code Signal of distress indicated by NC ; 8. The distant signal, consisting of a square flag, having...or below it a ball, or anything resembling a ball. At night— 1. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute ; 2. Flames on the ship (as from a burning... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1895 - 920 pages
...minute. "S«cond. The international code signal of distress indicated by N C. "Third. The distance signal, consisting of a square flag, having either...or below it a ball or anything resembling a, ball. "Fourth. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus. "At night— "First. A gun or other explosive... | |
 | Richard Lewis - Lifeboats - 1874 - 374 pages
...be deemed to be signals of distress in the day-time : — '' I. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute. "2. The International Code signal of distress...or below it a ball, or anything resembling a ball. "The following signals, numbered I, 2, and 3, when used or displayed together or separately, shall... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1875 - 578 pages
...separately, shall be deemed to be signals of distress in the daytime : 1. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute ; 2. The International Code signal of distress...or below it a ball, or anything resembling a ball. At night. — The following signals, numbered 1, 2, 3, when used or displayed together or separately,... | |
 | Trade Board of - 1875 - 138 pages
...shall be deemed to be signals of distress in the daytime : — 1. A gnn fired at intervals of about o/ minute. — 2. The international code signal of distress...or below it a ball, or anything resembling a ball. At night. — The following signals numbered 1, 2, 3, when used or displayed together or separately,... | |
 | William Culley Bergen - 1875 - 182 pages
...shall be deemed to be signals of distress in the daytime : — "1. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute ; " 2. The International Code signal of distress...or below it a ball, or anything resembling a ball. "At Night. — The following signals, numbered 1, 2, and 3, when used or displayed together or separately,... | |
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The distant signal, consisting of a square flag, having either above or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball. 
