SOG 3-16 - MAYDAY

Question 1

Who can call MAYDAY?

Answer 1

Any personnel in trouble

IC or ISO who cannot account for individuals

Any personnel who witnessed or has first hand knowledge of someone in trouble

Question 2

What steps should be considered or taken when MAYDAY is called?

Answer 2

Upgrading alarm, deploying RIT and/or additional RIT

Confirm ID, Location and situation of personnel calling MAYDAY

When necessary, request emergency alert tones to enhance priority messages being sent

Conduct a PAR, starting with personnel in immediate area

Ensure other crews not involved in MAYDAY efforts continue their assigned tasks

Brief and Deploy RIT and assign a second RIT team to standby

Assign EMS to entry point or a safe, close location outside hot zone

Notify Fire Control to announce conclusion of MAYDAY event

Question 3

What options can be taken for communications during a MAYDAY?

Answer 3

Direct all personnel not immediately involved with RIT operations to limit transmissions to essential info only

or

Designate a second channel for operations not involved in the RIT/MAYDAY operations

Question 4

What are the duties of a Sector Officer in the event of a MAYDAY?

Answer 4

Maintain current assignments

Cease all comms on that channel

Conduct a PAR within your sector

Notify IC in the event of a MAYDAY