Module 7 - Urgency & Safety Calls

Pan-Pan Versus Mayday

Pan-Pan is urgency traffic: serious concern for a vessel or person, but not grave and imminent danger requiring immediate assistance. It sits below Mayday and above routine calls.

Typical Pan-Pan situations include a serious but controlled breakdown, significant gear failure, a medical problem that is not immediately life-threatening, or uncertainty that may become dangerous.

Key points

  • Use Pan-Pan for urgency, not immediate life-threatening distress.
  • Do not press the red DSC distress button for Pan-Pan.
  • An urgency DSC announcement may be used where the set supports it.
  • Follow with a clear voice urgency call and message.

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