International Code of Signals

At sea there are many emergency signals, including

in following part:
1- Flag signalling
2- Flashing light signalling
3- Sound signalling
4- Voice over a loud hailer
5- Radiotelegraphy
6- Radiotelephony
7- Morse signalling by hands-flags or arms
The signals used for indicate a distress are:
A signal by radiotelegraphy consist of group …---…
(SOS);
A gun or other explosive signal fired at intervals of
about a minute;
In the The International Code Signal of distress
indicated by the letter N.C. “november and charlie”
(I am in distress and require immediate assistence);
A signal by radiotelephony consisting of word
“mayday”;
Signals trasmitted by emergency positioning-
indicating radio bacons;
A smoke signal giving off orange-coloured smoke;
Approved signals trasmitted by radiocomunication
systems,including survaival craft radar trasponders;
A continuos sounding with any fog-signalling
apparatus;
Rockets or shells, throwing red stars fired one at a
time at short intervals;
The signal for flags, radiotelegraphy and
radiotelephony is:
CQ: general call to all station.
Watertight doors
On the Sun Princess has 42 hydraulically operated
watertight doors and 19 watertight compartments.
The watertight doors are on:
1- Deck 1 ( 14 watertight doors)
2- Deck 2 (10 watertight doors)
3- Deck 3 (18 watertight doors)
Watertight doors are divided in 3 types indicated by
the letter on the door:
1- Type A (doors which may be open in normal
condition ).
2- Type B ( doors which should be closed, open
only for working in this zone but only the
authorised person, in normal condition).
3- Type C (doors which should be never be left
open, they may be open only for emergency).
This watertight doors is possible open and close
under power, or by manual pump.
If there is no power to a watertight door, it can be
operated locally by a manual pump, and is
possible open and close the watertight door in
emergency only 3 time with the manual pump,
after this the door rimain block.
If the manual pump is broken and the watertight
door not possible open or close there are the
emergency “watertight doors station” where is
possible open or close the watertight doors by the
manual pump. The control of the watertight doors
have the bridge and possible open or close all
doors, in the bridge safety center.
Signalling flags
H: I am pilot on board(bianca e rossa)
O: Man overboard(gialla e rossa)
Q: My vessel is “healthy” and I requisit free
pratique.(gialla)
Y: I am dragging my anchor(strisce gialle e rosse)
V: I require medical assistance(bianca cn 2 strisce
rosse)