work to windward till tide turns.
| DVG DVH | Inability What is the cause of your inability? |
| DWB CVR CVS | January How many fathoms are you laying in ? I am laying in fathoms as indicated. |
| CVT FNG HD HF | February It is very lumpy. Pass to Eastward of Lump. Pass to Westward of Lump. |
| FPT FPV KQM KQN | March Masts, main. Work to windward. Work to windward till tide turns. |
| MB KF KG KH | April I have but one anchor left. I have no anchor left. I am in want of anchors. |
| FQN FQP FQR | May To-morrow. The day after to-morrow. |
| DWF DWG DWH | June Can you spare me some junk coir ? Can you spare me some junk Europe ? |
| DWC CLR CLS CLT | July Has anything occurred since my departure ? Have any vessels past out ? Have any vessels past in ? |
| QH QJ KCW KDB LDF | August By whose authority. At high water. At low water. At half flood. |
| JMK KDM KDN KDP | September On the flood. On the ebb. When the tide serves. |
| FSJ KDQ | October At slack water. |
| FRW FSB FSC | November Number. What number ? |
| CLQ KPF KPG KPH KPJ DBJ | December Weigh at high water. Weigh at low water. Weigh when sea goes down. Weigh at once. Your flags do not blow clear. |
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derived from
Alphabetical Code of Signals for the use of government pilot, surveying, light, buoy, and other vessels, telegraph stations, &c.
Compiled by C. W. Warden. Second edition. Calcutta, 1868.
British Library (bearing stamp of India Office Library), digitized August 19, 2014
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tags:
clarity; obscurity; inability; lumps; slack water; signal codes; telegraphic codes
C. W. Warden