First Substitute (ICS Flag)

Substitute or repeater flags allow messages with duplicate characters to be signalled without requiring multiple sets of flags.
Substitute or repeater flags allow messages with duplicate characters to be signalled without requiring multiple sets of flags.
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.
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