SUMMARY

1. Usually two people hold the flag while folding it into proper form. If no one is available to assist you, lay the flag on deck, hoist end away, with the ring to your left and snap to your right. 2. Fold the flag to your right so that the left half just covers the right half. 3. Repeat step 2. 4. Fold up the fly end to a position about three-quarters of the way toward the hoist. 5. Roll the flag tightly from the fold toward the hoist. 6. About 2 inches from each end of the resulting roll, wrap two turns of white twine around the roll. Tie securely. 7. Repeat step 6. 8. With the tail line, take a full turn around the twine near the ring, repeating the operation for the twine at the other end of the roll. 9. Repeat step 8. The flag is now ready for the break. Clear the halyard, bend on the flag, and run it up smartly. A sharp downward pull on the halyard will snap the twine and break the flag. The national ensign is never made up for the breaking, but is always hoisted briskly and smartly. SUMMARY In chapter 5 you were taught flaghoist terminology, flaghoist essentials, how to read flaghoists, the parts of a flaghoist message, and how to execute flaghoist signals. You were given a brief description of the Allied Maritime Tactical Signal and Maneuvering Book and were taught how to answer, acknowledge, relay, receipt, and cancel a flaghoist signal. You were given the meanings of single flags and pennants and emergency signals. You were taught the basic maneuvering flags and how to use them. You were taught how to make up a flag for the break and what flags should be made up. FLAGS, it’s up to you to put forth the effort to become the best! 5-16