4. “Bear away” signifies “Turn the vessel’s head away from the wind.”
5. “Bear up” signifies “Turn the helm or tiller to windward.”
6. “Put the helm down” signifies “Turn the helm or tiller away from the wind.”
7. “Put the helm up” signifies “Turn the helm or tiller to windward.”
It will be seen that 4, 5, and 7 are various methods of giving the same order, while 3 and 6 are the same.
The following regulations relate to Pilot Signals:—
In the Daytime.—The following signals, numbered 1 and 2, when used or displayed together or separately, shall be deemed to be signals for a pilot in the daytime:—
1. To be hoisted at the fore, the jack or other national colour usually worn by merchant ships, having round it a white border, one-fifth of the breadth of the flag; or
2. The international code pilotage signal, indicated by P.T.[*]
[*] This is a square blue flag, having in its centre a white square, hoisted over a flag of a similar shape—the latter showing three vertical bars, coloured red, white, and blue.