This part of BS 8504 specifies requirements for the shape and colour
of beach safety flags for the management of activities on coastal
and inland beaches, to be used for giving information on wind and
water conditions and other hazardous conditions, and to indicate the
location of swimming and other aquatic activity zones extending from the
beach into the water.
This standard is not applicable to flags for use on firing ranges or to
flags for use to indicate water quality.
NOTE 1 Guidance on the use of beach safety flags is given in Annex A.
NOTE 2 The illustrations in this standard are as accurate as possible
within the limitations of the printing process. BSI does not claim that the
colours used correspond to any proprietary colour system.