T&T: 2 flags , one halyard

[Doug Chapman]

>From the US Power squadron Flag Etiquate Manual.

"Courtesy Flags
When you visit foreign water, your boat should display a courtesy flag
(the civil ensign of the country you are visiting) whenever your U.S.
national ensign (the USPS ensign or the yacht ensign should not be
displayed in foreign waters) is displayed. (The USPS ensign and U.S.
yacht ensign should not be worn in foreign waters)

If your vessel is mastless, it should wear this "courtesy flag" at the
bow, in lieu of a squadron or club burgee, or on a starboard antenna
strong enough to support it. It your vessel has one or more masts,
display it single-hoisted at the outboard signal halyard of the main
starboard spreader. Move any flag normally flown there to the inboard
starboard halyard or, if your boat has only one halyard per side, to
the port spreader halyard.

The customs observed in various foreign waters differ from one
another. Try to learn the correct procedure for the country you are
entering. For example, is some countries it is customary to fly the
courtesy flag only after the quarantine flag (the yellow 'Q' flag) and
the vessel has been granted pratique by the appropriate authorities.

Do not fly a foreign courtesy flag after you have returned to U.S.
waters. It is not to be used as a badge of accomplishment for having
cruised to another country."


Foreign Guest Flags
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Dennis <dmcmurtr at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> .Chapmans does not allow this except for special officers flags on certain
> types of vessels.
> P.566   57th edition.
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