British Overseas Territories and coat of arms by the British monarch. Traditionally, the flags follow the Blue Ensign design, with the Union Flag in the canton, and the territory's coat of arms in the fly. Exceptions to this are Bermuda which uses a Red Ensign; British Antarctic Territory which uses a White Ensign; British Indian Ocean Territory which uses a Blue Ensign with wavy lines to symbolise the sea; and Gibraltar which uses a banner of its coat of arms (the flag of the city of Gibraltar). Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are the only British overseas
British National (Overseas) would enable them to apply for the Registered Traveller Service if they are in one of the eligible categories.” Prior to the enactment of European Union directive of 1932/2006, British Nationals (Overseas) were not included in the "Annex II" of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001, and hence needed a Schengen visa to visit the Schengen Area. Only British Nationals (Overseas) using Hong Kong SAR passports to enter Schengen Area could be exempted from obtaining a visa as HKSAR passport was included in the "Annex II". Under the European Union directive of 1932/2006, British Nationals (Overseas) were added to "Annex II"