Channel Control

Question 1

(definition)

Distress

Answer 1

A situation where a vessel, aircraft, other craft or person is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance.

Question 2

(definition)

Urgency

Answer 2

A situation where a vessel, aircraft, other craft or person has an urgent message to transmit concerning the safety of their craft or person.

Question 3

MAYDAY

Answer 3

The distress signal, indicating that a vessel, aircraft or person is in grave and imminent danger and immediate assistance is required.

Question 4

PAN-PAN

Answer 4

Urgency signal, used to indicate the caller has a very urgent message to transmit.

Question 5

Sécurité

Answer 5

A signal used to indicate the caller is about to transmit a message containing an important navigational or meteorological warning.

Question 6

Seelonce

Answer 6

The imposition of radio silence during a distress meaning “cease all transmissions immediately”.

Question 7

Seelonce Fini

Answer 7

Broadcast message indicating the distress situation has ended and normal working can resume.

Question 8

Prudonce

Answer 8

A situation during a distress where restricted working can resume on the radio channel concerned.

Question 9

Acknowledgment of a Distress Message

Answer 9

“MAYDAY………. (Give the name of the vessel 3 times) this is Coastguard Radio (3 times), Received MAYDAY.”

Question 10

Acknowledgement of Incomplete Distress Call

Answer 10

“Station in Distress This is Coastguard Radio. Please identify your vessel; give your position, nature of distress, and number of people on board.”

Question 11

Acknowledgment of Urgency Message

Answer 11

“PAN PAN………. (Give the name and call sign of the vessel 3 times), this is Coastguard Radio (3 times), your PAN message received.”

Question 12

Acknowledgement of an Incomplete Urgency Call

Answer 12

“PAN PAN, station calling, PAN PAN, this is Coastguard Radio, please identify your vessel and give your position, nature of the urgency and number of persons on board”

Question 13

Relay of Distress Message

Answer 13

“MAYDAY RELAY (3 times) this is Coastguard Radio (3 times), following received on………. (Give the frequency that the distress message was received on),

at………. NZ[S/D] T, (give the time the distress message was received),

MAYDAY………. (Give the details of the distress) message ends,

this is Coastguard Radio”

Question 14

Relay of Urgency Message

Answer 14

“PAN PAN (3 times), ALL STATIONS (3 times), this is Coastguard Radio (3 times),

at ………. NZ[S/D] T, on………. (Give the date/time and the frequency that the urgency message was received on),

urgency message received……… (Read the urgency message as it was received), message ends,

this is Coastguard Radio”

Question 15

Cancellation of Distress Message

Answer 15

“MAYDAY (once only), all stations (three times), this is Coastguard Radio (once),

At ………. NZ[S/D] T (current date/time) (Give the name of the vessel in distress),

SEELONCE FEENEE.”

Question 16

Cancellation of Urgency Message

Answer 16

“PAN PAN (once only), All Stations (3 times), this is Coastguard Radio (once),

At ………. NZ[S/D] T, (current date/time),

pan-pan from (Give the identification of the vessel who transmitted the urgency message), CANCELLED.”

Question 17

Communications during Prodonce condition

Answer 17

Answering a call: “xxxx, Coastguard Radio, Prudonce, Go ahead”

Calls end with: “Received, Coastguard Clear” Only

Question 18

Communications during Seelonce condition

Answer 18

Where an alternative channel is available: “xxxx, Coastguard Radio, for routine traffic, move to channel XX, Seelonce Mayday.”

Otherwise: “xxxx. Coastguard Radio, Seelonce Mayday.”

Question 19

Responding to Unidentified Calling Station

Answer 19

“Station calling Coastguard Radio, please say your VHF call-sign and go-ahead. Over.”