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start from the bottom of the Jack staff to the Ships not fit to full-dress will dress with
masthead and then to the bottom of the mast head Sea Ensign only, for example
Ensign at the stern flag staff. ships in yard. Up-slipped ships are not to be
dressed.
When dress ship is prescribed, the ship will DRESSING LINE
be dressed from 0800H to sunset. Dressing
ship is simultaneously accomplished with
the Colours ceremony.

On dressing ship at colours, the dressing line
is to be hauled taut at the “still”. On
undressing ship at sunset, dressing lines are
to be hauled down at the “carry on”. Construction of Dressing Line for Frigates

When dressing or full-dressing the ship in
honour of a foreign nation, the ensign of the
nation replaces the RSN Sea Ensign at the
masthead.

Ships underway in the port or in the vicinity
of an anchorage or berth where ships are Construction of Dressing Line for All other
full-dressed are to dress with Harbour Platforms
Ensign at the gaff staff, the Sea Ensign at the
masthead and State Flag at the Jack Staff. FOREDOWN (FOREMAST TO JACK
This type of dressing is known as ‘Skeleton STAFF)
Dressing’.
Ships leaving harbour before 1200H or At the foremast, the first flag is to be the
arriving in harbour after 1200H will carry sub-divisional flag pennant and next to it is
out ‘Skeleton Dressing’. a rectangular flag followed by pennant and
flag in sequence.

Ships at foreign ports are to conform to local
orders.
Sub-divisional Flag Pennant
If circumstances requires half-masting when
the ship is dressed or full-dressed, only the At the Jack staff end, the last flag is to be
Harbour Ensign at the flag staff is to be half- flag ‘Echo’ and the flag next to it is flag
masted. Ship underway or outside of port ‘Quebec’.
limits, are not to be dressed.