1. pants

The following signals, used or

exhibited either together or separately, indicate distress and

need of assistance:

(a) a gun or other explosive signal fired at intervals of about a

minute;

(b) a continuous sounding with any fog-signalling

apparatus;

(c) rockets or shells, throwing red stars fired one at a time at

short intervals;

(d) a signal made by radiotelegraphy or by any other signalling

method consisting of the group … - - - . . . (SOS) in the Morse

Code;

(e) a signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken word

"Mayday";

(f) the International Code Signal of distress indicated by

N.C.;

(g) a signal consisting of a square flag having above or below it

a ball or anything resembling a ball;

(h) flames on the vessel (as from a burning tar barrel, oil

barrel, etc.)

(i) a rocket parachute flare or a hand flare showing a red

light;

(j) a smoke signal giving off orange-coloured smoke;

(k) slowly and repeatedly raising and lowering arms outstretched

to each side;

(l) the radiotelegraph alarm signal;

(m) the radiotelephone alarm signal;

(n) signals transmitted by emergency position-indicating radio

beacons;

(o) approved signals transmitted by radio communication systems,

including survival craft radar transponders.