Sign 1 (forecastle).

The first notice on the first row goes on the aft side of the forecastle breakwater on the starboard side of the No. 1 hatch. It's about 1/3 of the distance out from the center and reads: NOTICE, PASSENGERS ARE, NOT ALLOWED, BEYOND THIS POINT. (The Olympic and Britannic had two signs, one on either side.)

Sign 2 (A-deck forward).

This signage has been changed from the original instructions.

Place one 'plaque' decal on the stern side of the doorway located in the center of the enclosed crew stairwell on either side of the ship. This plaque should read CREW ONLY as seen in Robert Ballard's `Discovery Of The Titanic'.

Sign 3 (compass tower, docking bridge and passenger class dividers).

Place the red lettered NOTICE, PASSENGERS ARE NOT ALLOWED BEYOND THIS POINT signs (six on the second row and two next to the American flags) as follows:

1. Poop deck - one at the top left side of the stairs leading to the Docking Bridge attached to the center two rails.
2. Boat Deck - on the railings separating the Second Class section from the Officer's Promenade, one either side of the ship (2 signs).
3. Boat Deck - on the railings separating the Officer's Promenade from the First Class section, one either side of the ship (2 signs).
4. Boat deck - on the railings separating the First Class section of the Boat Deck from the Bridge, aft of the bridge (just forward of the expansion joint), one on either side of the ship. (2 signs).
5. Compass platform - one on the rear of the Compass Platform to port of the stairs.

Sign 4 (B deck aft).

The first two signs in the third row read: NOTICE, FIRST CLASS, PASSENGERS ONLY, BEYOND THIS POINT. They go on the inside wall between the first and second class sections on B Deck.

• Note: exact location is not certain but between the door sections seems logical (Ed).

Sign 5 (top of well deck stairs to B deck forward and aft).

The next four signs on the third row read: NOTICE, THIRD CLASS PASSENGERS, ARE NOT ALLOWED, BEYOND THIS POINT.

1. The first two have dark writing and are attached to the railings outboard of either stair from the aft well deck to B deck facing aft.
2. The third has light writing and is attached to the port bulkhead on the port side of the gate for the stairs leading from the forward well deck to B deck.
3. The fourth sign is extra.

Sign 6 (stern railing).

The three large Triple Screw warning Notices are attached to the railings around the poop deck.

1. Place one just to the left of the flagstaff.
2. Place the other two just below of the Docking Bridge wings.

Sign 7 (crane manufacturer's plate).

The Crane manufactures labels are placed on the right side of the crane tower about half way up.

Sign 8 (crane weight limit plates).

Rows six to nine are the crane weight limits. Place these on either side of the crane booms about 1/4 of the way out. The last two of the bottom two rows are 1 1/2 ton limit signs which should be placed on the smaller cranes on the A Deck.

Sign 9 (telegraphs).

The telegraphs were used to communicate between the bridge and the engine room. There were two on the Docking Bridge and five on the main bridge.

On the main bridge there were three to the port side of the wheel and two to the starboard side. You can make your own with sections of .08 styrene rod. There are 14 telegraph faces; one for each side of the seven telegraphs.

• Note: though these are not actual signs, Duane was thoughtful enough to make these for anyone that may be constructing the bridge or docking bridge telegraph instruments. In keeping with quoting his decal instruction sheet we left them in here for reader's interest (Ed).

Sign 10 (lifeboat numbers, names and passenger capacity plates).

The Lifeboat markings are arranged in eight columns and eight rows as follows:

Odd Number Port Bow and Stern, Starboard Stern and Bow, Even Number Port Bow and Stern, Starboard Stern and Bow.

It is important to remember that the loading plaques were on the port side for the odd numbered lifeboats and on the starboard side for the even numbered lifeboats. This was so they would always face the passengers when they were getting in. The decals are in numerical order from 1 to 16. Remember, the flags always point aft.

• Note:' loading plaque' is the same as a 'capacity plaque'. It usually gave the boat's dimensions and person capacity.

Sign 11 (draft markings).

Look carefully and you will see the draft marks for the bow and stern. The decals supplied in the kit twist the numbers as they wrap under the hull where on the Titanic and her sisters they stayed level.

On the bow, the number 40 should be on the water line (the edge between the black and red). On the stern, the number 37 was on the water line. See Scott Andrews' explanation in the HULL section.

• Note: The stern decals provided go to 42 like the bow, however, the actual marks stopped at 40 on the Titanic. Please cut off the top two numbers for this ship. They went to 42 on the Britannic for a time and possibly on the Olympic, although this is less certain.

Sign 12 (flags).

The British Blue ensign flew from the flag staff on the stern of the ship. Normally a merchant ship would fly the Red Ensign but since Captain Smith and number of his officers were members of the Royal Naval Reserve they flew the Blue Ensign. The other flags would be flown from the foremast depending on the port of destination. Titanic was flying the US flag since her destination was New York. The White Star flag would be flown from the Main (aft) Mast.

One method of obtaining realistic looking flags is to apply the decals to foil and then bend them to the desired position.

Sign 13 (ship hull's names and port).

The Name plates were included so that you could choose between these and the ones included in the kit. Please use the ones you like the best.

Sign 14 (builder's plaque).

The Builders Plaque should be centered on the front of B deck.

See Ken Marschall's painting on page 44 of Robert Ballard's `Exploring The Titanic' for the exact location (Ed).

Sign 15 (door name plates).

The door plaques are centered over various doors to indicate their purpose.