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Modern ways of signaling distress while sailing?

FLy the flags upside down


What are two modern ways of signaling distress codes while sailing?

By radio and flares


Name two modern day ways of signaling distress while sailing?

Send up a flare or hail local authorities on your radio.


What are two modern day ways of signaling distress while sailing?

Doing a mayday call over VHF is still the most common way to make a distress signal, however now all VHF sets have a DSC button which when hit send out an automatic distress signal to all receivers in range with location and distress information.


What two modern day ways of signaling SOS distress while sailing?

#1: If at night, by use of a searchlight to send Morse code. A regular flashlight will only work if you are in front of a very DARK background. #2: Day or night: Radio Morse code. #3: Daytime: Signal flags along your forestay or backstay. #4: Daytime: Semaphore flag signalling. #5: Day, or night with searchlight shining on it: Hang your country flag upside-down. This is the internationally-recognized sign of distress.


Two modern way for singnaling s.o.s while sailing?

Radio and flares


What is the derivation of the phrase 'of course'?

While "of course" is the modern phrase, it began life as the phrase "as a matter of course" or "of the ordinary course". It was a term used in sailing in the 1500's.


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Did leif ericson have any problems on his ship when he was sailing?

Leif probably encountered some storms while sailing.


What were Columbus's weather conditions while sailing?

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In 1520 who died while sailing around the world?

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Did Jacques Cartier have bad weather while sailing?

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