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Originally Posted by Terry Fallis  I believe the flag of the country the boat is registered in flys at the stern, the flag of the country you are in flys on the starboard spreader, but if the captain/skipper is from a third country does he fly that flag and
where?
Terry |
The country of the captain really has no bearing on your displayed standards. It's all about the vessel's home country, and the country it's in (and to a lesser extent, the function of that vessel).
In the no-kidding maritime environment, it would be even less usefull, because there are numerous people who might be currently standing as the officer of the deck (or bridge officer), all of which may be from different countries.
The only exception I'm aware of, that specifies a person, is when a person has their own flag, such as a flag officer (admiral) in the navy, or a commodore of a yacht club (i've seen it). In those cases, the ship that the official is on display's the official's standards. But again, that's only for a very small fraction of people, and is considered extremely formal.