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A diver getting ready to dive in front of an alpha flag. As a code signal the International maritime signal flag Alpha (or "Alfa", signifying the letter "A") has the meaning of "I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed", [1] used to indicate that the vessel has limited maneuverability, and the presence of a diver in the water around the boat.
A Philippine Navy SEAL Team demonstrates their capabilities to the 74th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference in Manila, Nov. 8, 2007. They frequently train with their American counterparts and operate alongside the Philippine Marines and the Philippine Army's Special Operations Command (SOCOM). [12] [13]
A diver down flag, or scuba flag, is a flag used on the water to indicate that there is a diver below. Two styles of flag are in use. Internationally, the code flag "alpha", which has a white hoist and blue swallowtail fly, is used to signal that the vessel has a diver down and other vessels should keep well clear at slow speed. [56]
Navy enlisted personnel that graduate from second class or first class dive school; and ultimately master diver comprise the Navy Diver rating. NDs are the in-water operators and supervisors for the various mission areas mentioned previously as their primary day to day mission is that of in-water operator and/or supervisor.
Promotional photo of SFR commandos in various combat gear. In 1960, then Captain Captain Fidel V. Ramos PA (INF), Lt. David Abundo Jr., Capt. Cesar Batil and Capt. Jose Magno Jr were trained by American forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina at the Special Warfare Center, taking the Special Forces and Psychological Warfare Courses. [6]
In a rescue operation, 28 people were saved from the Sea Story before she sank, ... Dive Pro Liveaboard, you would pay €1,220 (just over £1,000) and enjoy three or four dives per day.
This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties ...
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