What is the danger signal in ship?
What is the danger signal in ship? Five Short Blasts - This is the DANGER signal. Remember, that when you approach another vessel and hear either one or two short blasts, and you both understand their signal and can safely let them do it, then you are required to respond with the same signal in response.
What does 5 honks mean on a cruise ship?
Five Short Blasts - This is the DANGER signal. Remember, that when you approach another vessel and hear either one or two short blasts, and you both understand their signal and can safely let them do it, then you are required to respond with the same signal in response.
What does 7 blasts on a ships horn mean?
The general emergency alarm on the ship is recognised by 7 short ringings of the bell followed by a long ring or using the ship horn signal of 7 short blasts followed by 1 long blast.
What is the 3 long blast on a ship?
3 short horn blasts, means “I am going backwards or astern”, so 3 blasts are not without meaning. Three long blast also have a meaning, they are meaning internationally (when leaving a harbor) “I am crossing”.
What does 4 short blasts mean?
Four short blasts on the horn is sometimes called the “blind bend signal.” It can be used to indicate you are approaching a bend in a river where oncoming traffic might not see you. It can also mean you are leaving your dock or slip.