Which of the following options lists the signals for passing honors?

• A. One Blast- Attention STBD; Two Blast- Attention Port; One Blast- Hand Salute; Two Blast- End Salute; Three Blast- Carry on
• B. One Blast- Attention Port; Two Blast- Attention STBD; One Blast- Hand Salute; Two Blast- End Salute; Three Blast- Carry on
• C. One Blast- Hand Salute; Two Blast- Attention Port; One Blast- Attention STBD; Three Blast- Carry on; Two Blast- End Salute
• D. Two Blast- End Salute; One Blast- Attention STBD; Three Blast- Carry on; One Blast- Hand Salute; Two Blast- Attention Port

Answer: (A)

The signals for passing honors are a defined sequence that guides the recipients through attention, recognition, and reentry to duty. Start with attention to the direction you’re facing: one blast signals attention to the starboard side, followed by two blasts for attention to the port side. After both attention directions are acknowledged, a single blast accompanies the hand salute, showing formal recognition. When the salute is completed, two blasts indicate the end of the salute, and finally three blasts tell everyone to carry on and resume normal duties. This exact order—attention starboard, attention port, hand salute, end salute, carry on—is why the listed option is correct. Other sequences mix up the order of the direction cues or the salutes, or place the salute signals in the wrong step, so they don’t align with the established passing-honors procedure.