Glossary
Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading
Bunting Tosser
Bunting Tosser is a signalman who prepares and flies flag hoists. He is also known in the American Navy as a skivvy waver.
'Bunting Tosser' or 'Bunts' is an informal term used in the Royal Navy to describe the sailors who hoist signal flags. Although dating from the period of signalling by flags, it has survived as a general term for naval signallers. Wireless operators may also be termed 'sparkers'.
