Special State Service Vessels
Special state service flags are used by state-employed civil special-purpose ships while on duty. These flags all follow the same basic design; a white flag with a horizontal stripe 1/5 the width of the flag's width. In the middle, each flag is emblazoned with the national coat of arms superimposed on a golden or yellow anchor whose height is 3/5 of the flag's width. The middle stripe is broken in the middle and does not touch the anchor or the arms. The type of special service performed by the ship is indicated by the color of the middle stripe.
| Image | English name Polish name |
Design | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrographic survey and Maritime Office flag Flaga statku hydrograficznego i dozorczego urzędu morskiego |
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a blue horizontal stripe Proportion 5:8 |
Hydrographic survey vessels and vessels of Maritime Offices | |
| Lifeboat and pollution control flag Flaga statku ratowniczego oraz specjalnego statku do zwalczania zanieczyszczeń |
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of an orange horizontal stripe Proportion 5:8 |
Lifeboats and pollution control vessels | |
| Icebreaker flag Flaga statku używanego wyłącznie do łamania lodów |
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a violet horizontal stripe Proportion 5:8 |
Vessels used exclusively for breaking ice | |
| Pilot boat flag Flaga statku pilotowego |
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of an ash-grey horizontal stripe Proportion 5:8 |
Pilot boats | |
| Fireboat flag Flaga statku pożarniczego |
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a red horizontal stripe Proportion 5:8 |
Fireboats | |
| Training ship flag Flaga statku szkolnego |
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a black horizontal stripe Proportion 5:8 |
Training ships | |
| Customs ship flag Flaga statku celnego |
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a green horizontal stripe Proportion 5:8 |
Customs ships | |
| Hospital ship flag Flaga statku sanitarnego |
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a yellow horizontal stripe Proportion 5:8 |
Hospital ships | |
| Telecommunication ship flag Flaga statku telekomunikacyjnego |
White flag emblazoned with the coat of arms of Poland placed on a golden anchor in the middle of a brown horizontal stripe Proportion 5:8 |
Telecommunication ships |
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