Progress Test 12

Question 1

What’s the prefix for an URGENT message?

Answer 1

PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN

Question 2

What technique should be used when transmitting messages in a radio failure situation?

Answer 2

“Transmitting blind, transmitting blind,”

Question 3

What’s the international distress VHF frequency in countries other than the UK?

Answer 3

121.500 MHz

Question 4

When you hear an emergency message, what should your immediate actions be?

Answer 4

Note the message details, and KEEP QUIET unless there’s no reply from the ATSU concerned

Question 5

What’s the correct initial procedure when a mayday call is required to be made?

Answer 5

Make the mayday call on the current frequency, and retain any squawk already allocated to you

Question 6

Put the following correct content of a MAYDAY call into the correct order:

Answer 6

Mayday, mayday, mayday, station being addressed, call-sign, type, emergency, actions, position, altitude, heading, qualifications, information

Question 7

What’s the transponder code for radio failure?

Answer 7

7600 mode C (or A if C not available)

Question 8

What transponder code should be set for a distress call when speaking on the frequency associated with “London centre”?

Answer 8

7700 mode C

Question 9

Assuming an emergency call you hear is not answered by an ATSU, what’s the correct course of action?

Answer 9

Issue an EMERGENCY RELAY message on the current frequency for the emergency made by the other a/c

Question 10

The correct term for telling an ATSU that assistance is no longer required once a PAN call has been made is?

Answer 10

“PAN PAN [your call sign] cancel PAN PAN [reason]”