'The Boatswain Call'

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.The Boatswain Call.
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.The Pipe.
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.The High Note.

• Thumb fore-finger hold the Call
• Other three fingers curled around
• Buoy should sit on the palm
• Strong blow needed use tongue to control it

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.The Low Note.

• Thumb and fore-finger as before
• Other three fingers raised
• Strong steady blow again controlled by tongue

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.The Still.
The Still STAND TO ATTENTION or STOP
HIGH LOW
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 seconds
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.The Carry On.
The Carry On RESUME DUTY
HIGH LOW
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 seconds
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.The General Call.
General Call An alert, VERBAL
ORDER to FOLLOW
HIGH LOW
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 seconds
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.Piping The Side.
The SIDE Salute to a Senior Officer

or V.I.P.
HIGH LOW
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 seconds