Element 1-11 Urgency and Safety Communications

Question 1

What is a typical Urgency transmission?

Answer 1

request for medical assistance that does not rise to the level of Distress or critical weather transmission higher than safety

Question 2

What is the internationally recognized Urgency signal?

Answer 2

the words PAN PAN spoken 3 times before the Urgency Call

Question 3

What is a Safety transmission?

Answer 3

A communication transmission which indicates that a station is preparing to transmit an important navigation or weather warning

Question 4

The Urgency signal concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft, or person shall be sent only on the authority of

Answer 4

Either the Master of Ship or person responsible for mobile station

Question 5

The Urgency signal has lower priority than

Answer 5

distress

Question 6

What safety signal call word is spoken 3 times followed by the station call letters spoken 3 times, to announce a storm warning, danger to navigation, or special aid to navigation?

Answer 6

Securite security
(not safety)