Distress signals to be used or displayed, either together or separately, by a vessel (or seaplane on the water) in distress requiring assistance from other vessels or from the shore.
- A gun or other explosive signal fire at intervals of about a minute.
- A continuous sounding with any fog-signaling apparatus.
- Rockets or shells, throwing red stars fired one at a time at short intervals.
- A signal made by radiotelegraphy or by any other signaling method consisting of the group • • • – – – • • • SOS in the Morse Code.
- A signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken word “MAYDAY”.
- The International Code Signal of distress indicated by NC.
- A signal consisting of a square flag having above or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball.
- Flames on the vessel (as from a burning tar barrel, oil barrel, etc.).
- A rocket parachute flare or a hand flare showing a red light.
- A smoke signal giving off a volume of orange-colored smoke.
- Slowly and repeatedly raising and lowering arms outstretched to each side.
- The radiotelegraph alarm signal.*
- The radiotelephone alarm signal.**
- Signals transmitted by emergency position-indicating beacons.***
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