Pan-pan

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Pan-pan is the urgency call: a serious problem, but no immediate help needed. You learn when to use it, how the call is built, and when to upgrade to Mayday.

What you learn

  • Tell urgency from distress
  • Name problems that call for a pan-pan
  • Make the pan-pan call in its standard order
  • Try 121.5 if nobody answers, and upgrade if it gets worse

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