Kui laeva ehituslikest erisustest sõltuvalt ahtrilippu ahtris kanda ei saa, siis võib lipu heisata aluse ahtripoolse masti (besaanmasti) topivardasse, jahi ahterstaagile, mootorpaatidel aga signaalmasti kahvlisse, kuid vähemalt 1,5 m kõrgusele aluse tekist.
In British maritime law and custom, an ensign is the identifying flag flown to designate a British ship, either military or civilian.
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A naval ensign is an ensign used by naval ships of various countries to denote their nationality. It can be the same or different from a country's civil ensigne or state ensigne.
