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Comandante más antiguo en reunión de buques

Last modified: 2011-01-15 by juan manuel gabino villascán
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[Senior Officer Afloat]image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 10, 2001

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Comandante más antiguo en reunión de buques
Senior Officer Afloat

Oct. 20, 2000 - present

From the Article 18 of the Decree published on Oct. 19, 2001, in the Diario Oficial de la Federación, comming into effect a day later.

"Article 18.- The Bandera Gallardetón is the ensign of the Senior Officer Afloat, it is a green equilateral triangle that shall be hoisted over the starboard band's penultimate rope of the masthead.
This pennant shall not be downed by any flag or ensign...".

Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán , May 10, 2001

Nov. 25, 1994 - Oct. 19, 2000

The "Reglamento de Uniformes y Divisas de la Armada" issued in Diario Oficial de la Federación on November 25, 1994, in effect on day 26 of the same month, states on the ensign for the Senior Officer Afloat (Comandante más antiguo en reunión de buques) as follows:

"CHAPTER II. On the 'banderas insignias' (ensigns)

    Article 296.- (...)
      II.- (...) III.- The following measures shall be applied to the ensigns according to the dependencies' buildings, and the size of the ships where they be hoisted.
        (...)
        B.- (...):
          6.- The hoist of the pennant for the Senior Officer Afloat shall be like those appointed the ensigns of navy personnel (...)"

Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán , May 10, 2001

Earlier Senior Officer Afloat ensign

The "Ordenanza General de la Armada" (General Ordinance of the Navy) describes the ensign as follows:

"Green equal-side pennant. It shall be hoisted on the foremast without lowering the Masthead Pennant."

Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán , May 10, 2001