Alfa
Diver down – keep clear
Delta
Keep clear – manouvering
Echo
Altering course to starboard
Foxtrot
Disabled – communicate
India
Altering course to port
Juliett
On fire – keep clear
Kilo
I wish to communicate
Papa
All aboard – departing
Quebec
My vessel is healthy and I request free pratique
Sierra
Engine going astern
Tango
Naval: Do not pass ahead of me. Merchant/ICS: Keep clear of me; I am engaged in pair trawling.
Uniform
You are running into danger
Victor
I require assistance
Whiskey
I require medical assistance
X-ray
Stop your intentions, watch for my signals
💡 Memory Tips
E = · (one dot) — most common letter, simplest code
T = − (one dash) — most common consonant, simplest dash
SOS = ···−−−··· — three dots, three dashes, three dots
V = ···− — da-da-da-DUM (Beethoven's 5th!)
Juliett has double-T — so you pronounce the T
Zulu time = UTC — used by all pilots worldwide
