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That was before the opening of the many theme pubs and restaurants throughout the world that have appropriated the name. Dunkling and Wright's Wordsworth Dictionary of Pub Names, 1994, estimated that there were just 10 pubs of that name in the UK in the 1980s. There are several authentic old 'Pig and Whistle' pubs in the UK, but the name was in reality never commonplace. The general explanation of the bosun’s whistle and the examples of different commands are shown at the video below.The 'Pig and Whistle' is an archetypal pub name and is as likely to crop up in Olde England costume dramas as are men in tights and buxom serving wenches. Officer of the Day: Call the Officer of the Day to the Gangway. General Call: Piped before an announcement.

Carry On: Used after the still, to dismiss the crew back to their duties.

This would be done, for example, when two warships meet, the still being piped as the junior ship salutes the senior ship (the seniority of a warship is the seniority of her captain) a less common alternative to the still being piped is a bugle call.

Still: Used to call the crew to attention.

Pipe to any meal: Pipe All Hands, followed by long Heave Around (Mess gear), and long Pipe Down.

Ostensibly sailors would “sweep up” prior to departure in preparation for the following day.

Pipe Down: Dismissal of all the crew not on watch.

Word to be Passed: Command for silence, an order to follow.

This call signals the entire crew to assemble on deck.

All Hands on Deck: Crews were split into three (or earlier, two) rotating watches that stood for two to four hours at a time.

Call the Boatswain’s Mates: The boatswain’s gang to report.

Away Boats: Used to order a ship’s boats to leave the ship’s side.

This call remains in use as an honour given to officers when embarking or disembarking. It is a combination of haul, and then a command to lower.

The Side or Away Galley: Descends from the tradition of hoisting officers aboard ship in a chair.

The low note was for the pause and preparatory the high for pulling on the line. Crews of warships were not allowed to sing work songs or shanties, so the pipe coordinated the sailors. Here are some of the commands that are passed with the help of a bosun’s pipe in different countries’ navies.

Announcements: Before making and important announcement aboard the ship it’s used to take attention of the crew.

Flag Ceremony: While making flag hoisting up and down ceremony bosun’s whistle is used.

Funerals: When the body of a person entitled to honours in their lifetime is taken aboard a Navy ship, the same ceremony is observed.

It has its origins in the need to hoist visiting senior officers aboard using a bosun’s chair when the weather was too rough for the use of ladders. This is part of a ceremony called “manning the side” which includes a party of sailors known as “side boys”.

Pipe aboard: Flag-rank officers or an important guest is boarding a Navy ship.Dimensions of standard whistle Its length is 12.7 cm (5 inches) and its weight is 45 grams with chain. The bosun’s whistle made of brass or lead is used with 99 cm (39 inches) long-chain / chain knitted hand finer. 1820ĭue to the special angled structure of the bosun’s whistle, the high-pitched sound can be heard easily among many noise that occurs on the deck, even in stormy weather.Īccording to British maritime standards, the current form of bosun’s whistle was designed in 1870, it was patented and started to be used in ships to announce standard orders to personnel. It is sometimes accompanied by other auditive features such as ruffles and flourishes, voice commands and announcements, or even a gun salute. It is now used in traditional bugle calls such as Evening Colors/Sunset, and in other ceremonies in most modern navies. Voice orders could not be heard over the sounds of the sea, wind noise and the sounds of battle, so, bosun’s whistle had been used to help the crew understand the orders. It was first used in the time of the Crusaders (1262) and Romans, in the navies of the Mediterranean countries in the 13th and 14th centuries to inform the rowers about the sudden attacks that may come to their ships. It’s also called as boatswain’s call, boatswain’s pipe or bosun’s pipe. What is that whistle? Why is it used? Let’s answer these questions to quench your curiosity.Ī bosun’s whistle is a pipe or a non-diaphragm type whistle used on naval ships by a boatswain. Because a well-dressed sailor, which is expected to carry a gun or a rifle, holding a small whistle and blowing it when a high-rank officer is on board. Like many of the naval customs, this is a curious issue for civilians. As we pass near a naval ship, we hear a shrill voice echoing in the air sometimes.