Socialist Yugoslavia: Signals for non-military ships

Last modified: 2004-11-13 by ivan sache
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Overview

In 1950 were issued the Rules on displaying and hoisting of the flag of the merchant marine and the ships of inland navigation (Pravilnik o isticanju i vijanju zastave trgovačke mornarice i brodarstva unutrašnje plovidbe FNRJ i znakova na brodovima trgovačke mornarice i brodarstva unutrašnje plovidbe, published in Službeni list FNRJ 45/50 and 20/51 [amendment]). It is of little doubt that this rules were complementing the 1950 law on the establishemnt of the merchant ensign. The rules were amended once again in Pravilnik o isticanju i vijanju zastave trgovačke mornarice SFRJ, published in Službeni list FNRJ 2/81.

Željko Heimer, 15 October 2003

Administrative signal

by Željko Heimer

The administrative signal (znak brodova pomorske uprave) was prescribed for use by the ships and boats in service of the maritime administration. The flag is blue, square with two white crossed anchors.

The exact name of the signal was changed eventually in the regulations in Croatia and Slovenia in the early 1990s, but the design of the flag was retained. Croatia adopted, however a more elaborated design, including the national coat of arms and a border. I presume th