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What is the abbreviation for distress signal?
The abbreviation for a distress signal is DS or SOS.
International code of signal of distress?
1. SOS 2. MAYDAY (from the French`M`aider `- Help me
What is the palindrome that indicates a cry for help?
The palindrome that indicates a cry for help is "A Santa at NASA."
What it the timing duration of the light flashes for the international SOS distress signal?
*=1 second of light ∆=1 second in between (no light) *∆*∆*∆∆∆ ***∆***∆*** ∆∆∆*∆*∆*
What safety equipment is required to be carried on a 25 foot powerboat?
Emergency distress signal
What does an upside down US flag symbolize?
It is a DISTRESS Signal. NB Any national flag flown upside down is a signal for distress.
What does the abbreveation SOSO stand?
SOS can be defined as the commonly used description for the international Morse code distress signal. This distress signal was first adopted by the German government in radio German regulations effective April 1, 1905, and became the worldwide standard under the second International Radiotelegraphic Convention, which was signed on November 3, 1906 and became effective on July 1, 1908. SOS remained the maritime radio distress signal until 1999, when it was replaced by the Global Maritime Distress Safety System. SOS is still recognized as a visual distress signal.
What do the letters - 'SOS' - of the old distress signal stand for?
The Maritime distress signal, SOS, was a grouping of letters which stood for nothing in particular.It was a simple and easy sequence of code to remember. Later it became associated with terms such as, Save Our Souls or Save our Ship, and probably others. However, these were only unofficial designations.Related Information:It was first used by the Germans, sometime prior to 1906. The letters, SOS, in a linked, indefinitely repeating sequence (no breaks) in Morse code, became the international distress signal in 1908. The use of the SOS distress signal was replaced, in 1999, by the Global Maritime Distress Safety System.
Was the titanic distress signal a horn?
no
What does the universal distress signal for choking do?
i
When the flag is flown upsidedown it is a signal of?
Distress.
What should you do if you see a distress signal but cannot offer assistance without putting your vessel at risk?
Assist as best as you can or go to shore and put a distress signal
