Pilot Reports "Relaying Emergency Messages"

Question 1

When should you relay an emergency message? (10 sec)

Answer 1

I should relay an emergency message which is not acknowledged by any ATC.

Question 2

Why is it important to take notes when you first hear a Mayday call? (15 sec)

Answer 2

Because I may have to relay the message and the pilot in distress may not have a second chance to transmit the message again.

Question 3

What should you do, if possible, during the period of another aircraft’s Mayday emergency? (10 sec)

Answer 3

I should silence to allow communication between the aircraft in distress and the ATC without any interference.

Question 4

What should you do if you see someone else in distress, for example a boat on fire? (10 sec)

Answer 4

I should transmit an urgency message on their behalf, and I should make it clear it is not my aircraft.