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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. 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!"

  4. Oscar H. Banker - Wikipedia

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    Oscar H. Banker (born Asatour Sarafian; May 31, 1895 [1] – January 1979) was an Armenian American inventor who patented a number of works, including an automatic transmission for automobiles, the needleless inoculation gun, the primary controls of the first Sikorsky helicopter, and power steering.

  5. List of GM transmissions - Wikipedia

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    The General Motors Automatic Safety Transmission (AST) was a semi-automatic transmission released in 1937. The first mass-produced fully-automatic transmission developed for passenger automobile use was the GM Hydra-Matic introduced in the autumn of 1939 as a (very likely subsidized) $57 option for the 1940 Oldsmobile. [1]

  6. 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.

  7. Amateur radio satellite - Wikipedia

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    First amateur radio satellite OSCAR 1, launched in 1961 Simple OSCAR beacon signal, 1962. The first amateur satellite, simply named OSCAR 1, was launched on December 12, 1961, barely four years after the launch of the world's first satellite, Sputnik I. The satellite had to be built in a very specific shape and weight, so it could be used in ...

  8. Scientists Have Built The First Modular Body—A Living Being ...

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    A biologist is using collected human cells to create a living organism powered by technology.. This modular unit offers independent modules that can connect and detach. The experiment shows off ...

  9. Automatic transmission system - Wikipedia

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    In 1977, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission loosened operation rules to allow stations in the United States with ATSes to automatically monitor transmitter operation and allow the ATS to automatically adjust modulation or shutdown the transmitter if operation was out of tolerance, [1] [5] although the specific rules have continued to ...