Papa

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Phonetic alphabet letter P.

Departure Signal: When a vessel displays the Papa flag, it signals to all personnel ashore that they should return to the vessel because it is preparing to depart from port and proceed to sea.

Coordination: This flag is used to ensure that all crew members, passengers, and other personnel are on board and accounted for before the vessel leaves port.

Flag

Code Flag Papa (P)

Nautical or signal flags are used at sea to convey messages over long distances. Only black, blue, red, white and yellow are used because these are the only colours readily distinguished at sea. Many different coding schemes have been used, but the International Code is the most common.

Phonetic Numbers

NumberWordPronunciation
0ZeroZe-Ro
1OneWun
2TwoToo
3ThreeTree
4FourFow-Er
5FiveFife
6SixSix
7SevenSev-En
8EightAit
9NineNin-Er

Phonetic Alphabet

LetterWordPronunciation
AAlphaAl Fah
BBravoBrah Vo
CCharlieChar Lee
DDeltaDell Tah
EEchoEck Oh
FFoxtrotFoks Trot
GGolfGolf
HHotelHoh Tell
IIndiaIn Dee Ah
JJuliettJoo Lee Ett
KKiloKee Loh
LLimaLee Mah
MMikeMike
NNovemberNo Vem Bah
OOscarOss Cah
PPapaPah Pah
QQuebecKey Bek
RRomeoRo Me Oh
SSierraSee Air Rah
TTangoTang Go
UUniformYou Knee Form
VVictorVik Tah
WWhiskyWiss Key
XX-rayEcks Ray
YYankeeYang Kee
ZZuluZoo Loo