Belgium: Naval flags, 1936 (Part 4)

Last modified: 2005-07-23 by ivan sache
Keywords: maritime police | pilot | scheldt | anchors: 2 (black) | number: 1 (white) |
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• Official prescription
• Maritime Police
• Pilot call flag
• Pilots of the Scheldt estuary

See also:

• Belgium
• Belgium: History of the Navy

Official prescription

A royal decree dated 28 October 1936, modified on 12 May 1938, approved the regulation Règlement relatif aux Pavillons, Honneurs et visites en usage dans la Marine Belge (Regulation prescribing Ensigns, Honours and Visits in use in the Belgian Navy).

The text prescribes ensigns, salutes and other courtesy items, including two new ensigns for State and private ships, whereas the merchant ensign is not changed. House flags have to be allowed. A yacht ensign was also adopted.

Sources:

• L. Nyssen Einige Flaggen der belgischen Marine von 1815 bis heute (Some flags of the Belgian Navy from 1815 until now). Flaggenkurier [dfk] (1995). Paper also available online.
• M. Lupant Flags and Coats of Arms of the Kingdom of Belgium [lup98]

Ivan Sache & Jan Mertens, 12 May 2004

Maritime Police

The flag of the Maritime Police is a triangular Belgian tricolor flag in proportion 3:4, with two black anchors crossed in saltire. A yellow shield (therefore outlined in black) charged with the lion of Brabant is placed over the anchors.

Source: Flaggenbuch [neu92]

Ivan Sache, 3 March 2001

Pilot call flag

The Pilot call flag is a Belgian tricolor flag in proportion 10:13, with a white border all around. The height of the Belgian tricolor is 3/5th of the flag heigth. The width of the Belgian tricolor is 9/11th of the flag width.

Source: Flaggenbuch [neu92]

Ivan Sache, 3 March 2001

Pilots of the Scheldt estuary

by Ivan Sache

The flag used by the Pilots of the Scheldt estuary is a rectangular red flag in proportion 2:3, charged with a white number 1.

Source: Flaggenbuch [neu92]