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Maritime Signal Flags in HTML/CSS
ICS Flags in the Browser
The International Code of Signals( ICS) is a system of signals and codes designed to communicate important safety and navigational messages when speaking is difficult, for use by vessels to communicate important messages regarding safety of navigation and related matters. To save time when signaling each flag has an assigned meaning to communicate very urgent or common messages. One practical use of the international code of signals ( ICS) is that all of the messages are standardized and come in 9 languages: English, Français, Italiano, Deutsch, 日本語, Español, Norsk, русский, Ελληνικά ( PDF).
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