"I have always wanted to learn these Signal Flags and in no time at all I learned them using mvSigFlags."
mvSigFlags
A powerful new educational tool designed to help you quickly learn the international Signal Flag Letters and their Meanings.
An innovative Hinting system helps fix the relations in your mind, while a state-of-the-art flashcard tool makes it easy
to focus on the correct information.
Built to run on your Apple or Android mobile device.
Just search for 'mvSigFlags' in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store
Details
mvSigFlags contains two main sections: Tutorial and Quiz and some extras, including Games,
lists of extra flags and their meanings, as well as Write a Message feature, and a link to Signal Flag related products.
Main Menu
From this screen you can select Quick Start for an abbreviated introduction, toggle to either of the Main Features (Tutorial or Quiz) or visit the Help section for more detailed instruction.
Tutorial Section
The Tutorial setup allows 4 different combinations to the Flags, Letters and Meanings lessons and permits varied response and display times for the Hints and Meanings features.
Quiz
The Quiz setup allows 4 different combinations to the Flags, Letters and Meanings testing as well as varied times for response. Total elapsed time for each Quiz is also recorded.
Games
Two games offered provide fun feedback while testing your ability to either read an existing Flag or to accurately send or hoist a 4 Flag message. Hints are available as needed.
Quick Reference
This is one of the options accessed through the Extras feature and provides on one screen a display of all 41 Flags with their NATO pronunciations.
Special Purpose Flags
There are 4 different sets of Flags that can be viewed from the general Reference section by selecting one of the buttons located at the top of the screen.
Messages
WRITE A MESSAGE
Enter up to 25 letters, numbers, or spaces and the Signal Flag message will appear below. Right mouse click on
the image to copy it or save it to a png file that you can send to someone.
X
READ A MESSAGE
If you receive a Signal Flag message from this webpage, the mvSigFlags app
or the nautiMessage app, you can copy and paste the image in the box below to translate the message.
It looks like this is a nautiMessage
Reviews and Comments
We have included several Reviews and Comments representative of the features many users report as most helpful. Many have also expressed their delight with the Send a Message feature.
The hints really helped . . .
"The Hints really helped me learn all of this new information. I had heard about making associations to remember items on a list but doing this was new to me and super helpful." - Becky R., Richmond, VA
Liked the Quick6 Tutorial . . .
"I liked the Quiz program and even the simple Quick6 tutorial to get used to the app and how to use the hints. It all proceeded much faster than I would have guessed. Nice Job!" - George H., Jupiter, FL
A lot of information . . .
"There was a lot of information to learn and I was a complete novice. But the app was clear and the hints and quizzes were fun so it was easy to stick with it. I now feel like an expert!" - Alexandra L., Washington, DC
Interesting and relatively easy . . .
"As a recreational boater, learning Signal Flags probably has little practical utility. But I have to say mvSigFlags did a great job of making this an interesting and relatively easy accomplishment. I will continue to show off in front of my friends!" - Peter L., Charlottesville, VA
Full mastery of the letters . . .
"I thought a few of the Hints were odd, the one for Juliet for example, but they were memorable and I guess that’s the point. Overall the app was as described and within a few days I had full mastery of the letters. I’m still working on the meanings." - Richard Z., Miami, FL
Foxtrot is my favorite . . .
"I handed my 4 year old daughter the phone during a brief car trip and she was attracted by the varied colors and shapes of the flags and almost immediately began using the flip card feature to entertain herself. With just a little help, she has learned a few letters. F (Foxtrot) seems to be her favorite!" - T.Buchanan, Boulder,CO
A lot of fun . . .
"I found the Games option a lot of fun and I play it now for relaxation rather than doing Sudoku." - Peter S.,Houston TX
Good therapy . . .
"My husband recently suffered a stroke and a physician suggested the mvSigFlags app to help him regain focus and to stimulate his memory." - Dianne P., Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Products
We have found several suppliers of Signal Flag related products, such as belts, signs, and wall hangings.
Use the links below to find a unique gift for yourself or someone special. Now that you can recognize the flags, these will make great gifts.
The mvSigFlags app was created by three people intimately familiar with education and boating. The app was designed to assist you
with the acquisition of Signal Flag knowledge and usage utilizing the most efficient and effective strategies understood from the fields of education
and psychology. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed creating it for you.
The mvSigFlags Team
Nancy Bourne
is an award winning educator who received The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from President Barack Obama at a
White House ceremony in 2014. She was also the Florida Engineering Society’s Teacher of the Year and has been recognized as Math and Science
Teacher of the Year multiple times in Palm Beach County.
Russell Bourne
earned his PhD at The University of Virginia and is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in the states of Florida and Virginia. A former university professor,
he holds a 100 ton Master US Coast Guard Captain’s License, worked for the CIA for 24 years and trained with the Navy Seals.
Robert Etheredge,
a former Echols Scholar at The University of Virginia, is a US Navy veteran who taught U S Navy personnel in Rules of the Road, ship recognition,
and Signal Flag recognition and usage. He has written dozens of software programs for commercial, industrial and general public use.
His sailing experience is vast and includes trans-Atlantic crossings.
