Turning Together
A turn together is a manoeuvre in which all ships turn simultaneously, thus maintaining their true bearings and distances from the Guide.
- Indicating Direction — The side to which the turn is made is indicated by the PORT flag or the STARBOARD pennant relative to the numeral flags.
- Amount — three numerals — Gives the true course to which ships are to turn.
- Amount — one or two numerals — Gives tens of degrees of turn relative to the present course. The ANSWER pennant indicates turns to within five degrees.
Note — Consecutive turns by the relative method are not advisable — after one such turn, the next should be ordered to a specified course using three numerals.