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1:2 image by Nagathisen Katahenggam and Santiago Dotor
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According to Album des Pavillons 2000 [pay00], the Customs Ensign is a yellow over blue flag with emblem in the middle, ratio 1:2 and use .
Željko Heimer, 25 May 2002
image by Nagathisen Katahenggam
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image by Jaume Ollé, 9 January 2004
Some days ago a documentary in TVE2 (Spain) about Malaysia and its navy, customs, etc., showed some lesser known flags, including the blue ensign: blue with national flag in canton, proportion 1:2 and the customs and excise department flag. There was also a dark blue pennant with a white inscription KASTAM (Customs), in the bow of some ships surrounded by fast interception ships.
image by Jaume Ollé, 9 January 2004
The interception ships showed a flag light blue with black diagonal band fimbriated white, hoisted in the mainmast.
image by Herman Felani M.Y., 14 December 2006
A photograph at the following site:
http://www.rmp.gov.my/rmp03/album/Demonstrasi%20serangan,%20menyelamat%20maritim/040702_imb5.jpg
regarding an anti-piracy and rescue demonstration by the Royal Malaysian Police
Marine Unit shows a similar flag hoisted on a Customs vessel but in different
colours. From the upper fly to the lower hoist (if I see the colours correctly),
the flag is composed of a light blue triangle, a yellow fimbriation, a black
band, a white fimbriation, and a green triangle. It seems to correspond to the
vessel's flash sign appearing at the side of the vessel. I'm not sure what the
flag is (Customs ensign?). Perhaps something similar to
Hong Kong's Water Police flag?
Main article and photographs of the event are located
here:
http://www.rmp.gov.my/rmp03/album/Demonstrasi%20serangan,%20menyelamat%20maritim/040702_imb.htm.
The caption of the relevant photograph (the eighth
photograph) on the above site reads, "Di antara bot
laju yang tercanggih dimiliki oleh Jabatan Kastam
Diraja", translated as "Amongst the latest modern fast
crafts are those belonging to the Royal Customs
Department."
Herman Felani M.Y., 14 December 2006