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Politeness at sea/Flag etiquette

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1. The circumstances and way in which a boat flies its flags is an important point of port traffic signalslow water standnaval etiquetteI don't know

2. The first sign of naval politenessheight of tidetidal signalsI don't know is shown by the way in which flags are flown.

3. On arrival in a foreign port and according to the international code the club burgeesthe 'Q' flagthe owner's flagI don't know must be flown.

4. The visited country flagnational ensign'Q' flagI don't know is raised on an ensign staff at the stern,

5. the club burgees at the head of the main mast or under the port spreader and the owner's flag or the ensign of the country where you are sailing under the low water standrising tidestarboardI don't know spreader.

6. Not more than one ensign or pennant is ever hoisted on the same cross treeshalyardmastheadI don't know except for international code flags.

7. To honour the country you are visiting, the visited country flag is hoisted on port sidestarboardflagI don't know and your personal flag on port side.

8. The owner's flag is hoisted on the the port sidemizzen hornstarboard sideI don't know.

9. To ask for customs formalities, the "Q" flag is hoisted on the cross treesport sidesternI don't know side.

10. Club burgees is hoisted at the cross treesmizzen hornmastheadI don't know.

11. A vessel has to buycleanhoistI don't know the national ensign

12. on the stern or, failing this, the mizzen horn for the entries and exits of portthe owner's flagfailling tideI don't know.