Compléter ICS EnglishVersion en ligne Hi! in this activity, you are going to read and complete the text. par Carolina Suárez 1 language ship standardized with alphabet alphanumeric communication Kilo Signals master sign " The purpose of the International Code of is to provide ways and means of in situations related essentially to safety of navigation and persons , especially when difficulties arise . " . It has done this by first establishing a standardized ( the letters A to Z and the ten digits ) , along with a spoken form of each letter ( to avoid confusing similar - sounding letters , such as 'b' , 'p' , and 'v' ) , and associating this alphabet with flags . Combinations of these characters are assigned as codes for various standardized messages . For instance , the of a ship may wish to communicate with another , where their own radio may not be working or the other ship's call is not known or the other ship may not be maintaining a radio watch . One simply raises the flag , or sends the Morse Code equivalent ( dash - dot - dash ) by flashing light ; this has the assigned message of " I wish to communicate you . " Source : Wikipedi a