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Re: Symbols on the conning tower
Posted by: Rainer Bruns ()
Date: October 03, 2002 12:08PM

Hi Ludovic,
These symbols have nothing to do with those the crew painted on their boats. They are embossed on flaps (sometimes painted in a contrasting darker grey/black) and indicate hose connection points for compressed air, oxygen, and other shore side connections for electricity drinking water etc.
Specifically, cross in square = emergency compressed air
Cross in circle = interior air supply (stbd) as well as interior air venting outside (port). Rgds, RB

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