Flags may be flown on every day of the year.

Yacht flag etiquette uk. In legal terms theres nothing wrong with flying a flag on a different mast but for many its seen as breaking the traditions of flag etiquette. The ensign is for most countries the national flag but in the UK we reserve the national flag land and fly an ensign at sea. It is a legal requirement for a UK flagged vessel to fly an ensign.

Your boats flag or ensign indicates which country your boat belongs to. In cases where a boat has more than one mast it must be flown from the forward most mast. British yachts owned by members of the Royal Yacht Squadron are authorised to apply for a permit to wear this ensign.

Rainbow and pride flags as well as sports flags are also acceptable although good etiquette would avoid flags with text on them. Government and local authority buildings in England Scotland and Wales are encouraged to fly national flags every day of the year the flying of flags at certain locations in Northern Ireland is constrained by The Flags Regulations Northern Ireland 2000 and Police Emblems and Flag Regulations Northern Ireland 2002. The law requires that a private pleasure yacht should display its nationality if required by wearing proper national colours Merchant Shipping Act 1995 s2.

However yachts may wear the defaced Blue Ensign provided that. Outside the UK thats not enough. In these cases the correct flag is a standard Red Ensign which is the UK national maritime flag.

What flag to put where. None of these flags should replace or obscure the red ensign but rather complement it. Defaced white ensigns include that of the British Antarctic Territory.

They should be lowered at the same time as your own Colours but here common-sense dictates. The basic order of precedence of flags. Flag etiquette states that only one burgee is flown at a time but it is not uncommon nowadays to see yachts flying more than one burgee.