

Power Squadrons flag as an ensign in inland waters in lieu of the national flag (see below). Additionally, a few smaller pleasure craft operated by members of the United States Power Squadrons will fly the U.S. waters by longstanding historical use and custom.

waters this flag was legally required for licensed yachts from 1848-1980, and the practice continues among all U.S. pleasure craft when operating within U.S. Yacht Ensign (a variation of the national ensign see below) is often used in place of the national flag by U.S. citizens and not registered in other countries may also hoist a U.S.

Vessels that are numbered by the states (see 46 USC section 411) and small, non-registered craft owned by U.S. national character, and thus properly hoist a U.S. Vessels that are formally documented under the federal vessel documentation act, vessels owned by government bodies in the United States, and vessels in the U.S. International maritime law-see International Treaty on Law of the Sea, articles 91 and 92-provides that vessels have a 'national character' and thus should display a flag (ensign) that corresponds to this national character, especially when in international or foreign waters. The ensign of the United States is the flag of the United States when worn as an ensign (a type of maritime flag identifying nationality, usually flown from the stern of a ship or boat, or from an installation or facility of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard or the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ashore). The Ensign, or Lake Murray's local squadron newsletter, The Log Jam, to learn more about our organization. Originally known as Congaree Power Squadron, Lake Murray Power Squadron is part of something larger - the United States Power Squadrons.
