DESCRIPTION

Flag semaphore is the telegraphy system used to convey information at a distance by means of visual signals with hand-held flags. This system is primarily used by the navy in case of a communications breakdown.

Ensign Andrei Zamfir from the Romanian Navy speaks about the uses of the flags and their relevance today.

Footage taken aboard the Romanian Navy ship Regele Ferdinand, a part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), which was taking part in a Passing Exercise in the Black Sea to increase interoperability between British, Romanian and Turkish naval forces. Shots of various signal flags being hoisted.