Talk:Civil ensign

Why use civil ensign!?
Can anyone please come and explain why people want a civil ensign which differs from the national flag!? To me, a national flag would be much much clearer to show the nationality of the ship.--Edmundkh 16:28, 9 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Because the the 'official' national flags represent and carry the authority of, the governing state. The civilian flags usually only represent ties to a country, often the port of registry or similar. Thus if you open fire on the latter you are merely committing a crime. On the former however it could instead be construed as an act of war by the issuing government. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.30.162.248 (talk) 08:58, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Italian flag
The Italian flag represented here (the one with the emblem of the four Sea Republics) is not a Civil teaches, but it is the flag of the merchant marine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.244.136.36 (talk) 16:53, 15 December 2011 (UTC) Gang fr — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.234.225.22 (talk) 18:18, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

The Spanish flag with a crown...
...it's just the yachting ensign. Merchantmen don't fly it. Just Yachtes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.8.98.118 (talk) 11:43, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Ecuador
Ecuador probably does not belong to the section "Civil ensigns differing from the national flag in the proportions", since the both flags seem to have same proportions, and it is listed in the previous section already. 82.141.124.221 (talk) 05:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)