Emergencies Flashcards
What is the exception to squawking 7700 during an emergency?
You have been allocated a squawk already AND you have made mayday contact with the frequency
If you have a mayday or pan-pan, how many times should you say the relevant term when necessary?
3 times
What term is given when no longer in distress?
Cancel Mayday
What are the two classifications of emergency?
Distress and Urgency
What is the call for urgency?
Pan Pan
What call should you give if giving a call on behalf of any other vehicle/vessel/person in danger?
Pan Pan
How should you relay an emergency if ATC has not heard it?
Use the original distress call (Mayday or Pan)
‘Have intercepted Mayday from ‘callsign’’
‘I say again, ‘Callsign’’
What should you repeat in an emergency relay transmission?
The callsign of the emergency aircraft
What term should start a transmission if suffering a radio failure?
Transmitting Blind, Transmitting Blind
Squawk code for radio failure
7600
When should the speechless code be used?
During radio transmission failure (able to receive) and if ATC does not initiate transponder codes
What is the speechless code for homing?
Morse Code for H
What is the speechless code for yes?
One click
What is the speechless code for no?
Two clicks
What is the speechless code for say again?
Three clicks
What is the speechless code for ‘I have another emergency?’
Morse Code for X
What is the morse code for H in speechless code?
Initiating the homing or speechless code
What is the meaning of one click in speechless code?
Yes
What is the meaning of two clicks in speechless code?
No
What is the meaning of three clicks in speechless code?
Say again
What should you do if you suffer a total radio failure?
Fly triangles
For a total radio failure triangle, what are the times of the legs?
2 minutes
For a total radio failure triangle, what do right turns represent?
Your receiver is working
For a total radio failure triangle, what do left turns represent?
Your receiver is also not working
For a total radio failure, what turns should you make when flying the triangle?
Left
For a radio failure but your receiver is still working, what turns should you make when flying the triangle>
Right
What is the legal minimum fuel reserve for VFR flights during the day?
30 minutes
What is the legal minimum fuel reserve for VFR flights during the night or IFR?
45 minutes
What is the ‘Minimum Fuel’ call?
A call stating that, on arrival, the aircraft will have only the legal minimum fuel reserve
How is the minimum fuel call made?
Callsign, Minimum Fuel
What does the minimum fuel call imply to ATC operations?
The aircraft cannot accept any delays without going below the legal minimum fuel reserve
What is the ‘Emergency Fuel’ call?
A call stating that, on arrival, the aircraft will have LESS THAN the legal minimum fuel reserve?
If you are declaring ‘emergency fuel,’ what must be stated in addition to ‘emergency fuel’?
Mayday Mayday Mayday
What term is transmitted when cancelling an urgency call?
Cancel Pan Pan
