1.12 Inport Honors Flashcards
Arrival and Departure of Senior Officers
Announcing arrival and departure of senior officers (O-5 and above)
Sound bells
Announce short title
Stinger for embarked officers
Passing Honors
Ship’s seniority is based on the seniority of her CO
Rank
Lineal number
Dipping the Ensign
Another method of rendering passing honors
U.S. ships do not initiate
Dress Ship
Used to recognize U.S. and, upon official invitation, foreign national anniversaries.
Will display:
Largest Ensign on flag staff
Regular Ensigns from each masthead
Largest Union Jack on jack staff
Full-Dress Ship
Similar to Dress Ship
Addition of a “rainbow” of signal flags and pennants, often referred to as “up-and-overs”
For bunting = “blue to the sky”
ALPHA
Divers
BRAVO
Transferring fuel or explosives
INDIA
Used to perform nesting of ships inport.
At the dip: Preparing to come alongside
Closed up: Ready to receive
KILO
Personnel working aloft
KILO ONE
Personnel working over the side
KILO THREE
Personnel working aloft and over the side
LIMA
Hazard of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO)
OSCAR
MOB
PAPA
Personnel recall
QUEBEC
Boat Recall