E1: 10 & 11: Distress, Urgency, and Safety Communications

Question 1

Distress Communication

Answer 1

Distress Communication

• An internationally recognized communication indicating that the sender is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requests immediate assistance.
• MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
• Highest priority communication from ships at sea

Question 2

Urgent Communication

Answer 2

Urgent Communication

• Typically a request for medical assistance that does not rise to the level of a Distress, or a critical weather tranmission higher than Safety.
• PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN
• Sent on the authority of either the Master of the ship, or person responsible for the mobile station

Question 3

Safety Communication

Answer 3

Safety Communication

• A communications transmission which indicates that a station is preparing to transmit an important navigation or weather warning.
• SECURITE SECURITE SECURITE (pronounced “say cure a tay”)