Jirgin ruwa yana ɗaga tutar ƙasa (wani lokacin "Civil Ensign") a bayan jirgin don nuna ƙasa kuma yana ɗaga tutar ƙasa ta wata ƙasa inda jirgin ruwa ya kira a matsayin abin girmamawa a gaban jirgin. Ƙasashe ƙalilan ne, kamar Burtaniya, ke da tutocin ƙasa don amfanin ƙasa da kuma tutocin ruwa don amfanin teku tare da tsari daban-daban kuma suna ɗaga tutar ƙasa a matsayin tutar ƙasa ta jirgin ruwa a bayan jirgin. Lokacin yin oda don Allah kar a rikitar da wannan batu. An yi tutoci da polyester mai ɗaurewa, idan ba haka ba, ana buƙatar wani abu na musamman. Yawanci ƙugiyar tuta tsari ne daban.