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  2. Vessel emergency codes - Wikipedia

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    Man overboard can also be signaled with three prolonged blasts on the ship's whistle and general alarm bell (Morse code "Oscar"). [4] Mr Skylight paged over the PA system is an alert for the crew on board and means there is a minor emergency somewhere. [6] [7] Oscar, Oscar, Oscar is the code for man overboard aboard Royal Caribbean and ...

  3. National Warning System - Wikipedia

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    The National Warning System (NAWAS) is an automated telephone system used to convey warnings to United States–based federal, state and local governments, as well as the military and civilian population. [1] The original mission of NAWAS was to warn of an imminent enemy attack or an actual accidental missile launch upon the United States.

  4. OSCAR protocol - Wikipedia

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    Open System for Communication in Realtime (OSCAR) is AOL's proprietary instant messaging and presence information protocol. It was used by AOL's AIM instant messaging system and ICQ . Despite its name, the specifications for the protocol remain proprietary.

  5. What 'secret' loudspeaker codes mean at department stores - AOL

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    This "code" is one of many innocuous sounding secret codes that stores use to alert employees to problems without distracting you from shopping.

  6. Man overboard - Wikipedia

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    Signal flag Oscar indicates "man overboard". Rescue (MOB on a boat) "Man overboard!" is an exclamation given aboard a vessel to indicate that a member of the crew or a passenger has fallen off of the ship into the water and is in need of immediate rescue. Whoever sees the person fall is to shout, "Man overboard!"

  7. How soon might Nadine, Oscar follow Milton in tropical Atlantic?

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    The next two names on the list of tropical storms for the 2024 season are Nadine and Oscar. Atlantic hurricane season does not officially end until Nov. 30. Show comments

  8. Emergency override system - Wikipedia

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    The Local Access Alert (also known as Local Access System or Emergency Override System) is a system designed to warn radio stations, television stations, cable television broadcast feeds or satellite signals of impending dangers such as severe weather and other civil emergencies.

  9. NOAAS Oscar Dyson - Wikipedia

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    An aerial view of NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224) underway.. Oscar Dyson was built by VT Halter Marine at Moss Point, Mississippi, and launched on 17 October 2003. The ship was sponsored by Peggy Dyson-Malson, a ship-to-shore weather broadcaster for the National Weather Service in Kodiak, Alaska from 1974 and 1999 and the widow of the ship's namesake, Alaskan fisherman and fishing industry leader ...