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Originally Posted by robertdavey6
And there's me, thinking that English was the International maritime language!
More seriously, how about something along the lines of the U.S. Police "Ten-Codes"?Then, they would only need to learn the numbers.
10-24-9= Gale (Force9)
10-34-10 Heavy seas (10m. waves) etc. |
You honestly wouldn't think that these days when at the end of a Mayday and we're declaring that the 16 channel is open again for routine calling we have to say "Seelonce Finnee"!