Element 7: GMDSS Radio Operating Practices

effective 8/01/2006

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7-A-035: Urgency Traffic

7-35E1: The Radiotelephone Urgency signal is:

Pan Pan

Mayday

Securite

Seelonce Feenee



7-35E2: Which of the following situations would normally use the Urgency priority?

A cargo shift or weather situation considered to be of greater hazard than would justify a Safety priority designation.

A crewmember falling over the side.

A serious medical situation involving a crewmember with potential loss of life.

An important meteorological warning concerning hazardous weather.



7-35E3: Which of the following situations would normally use the Urgency priority?

Abandoning the vessel just before sinking.

Treatment of a crewmember breaking a leg in a cargo hold.

Leaking oil from a minor tank fracture requiring a mandatory pollution report.

An unexpected deviation in the forecast track line of a typhoon.



7-35E4: Which of the following situations would normally use the Urgency priority?

A serious medical situation involving a crewmember.

A collision with the ship taking on water.

Important company communications related to an itinerary change.

Scenarios concerning the Safety of navigation or important meteorological warnings.



7-35E5: The Urgency Priority should be used for:

Messages containing information concerning the safety of a mobile unit or person.

Messages concerning the Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS).

Messages detailing important navigational warnings.

Messages concerning On-scene communications .



7-35E6: If the Watch Officer hears "PAN PAN" spoken 3 times it means:

None of these answers is correct.

A navigation or important meteorological warning should follow.

The station is preparing to transmit a Safety message possibly concerning the safety of a mobile unit or person.

A mobile unit is in need of immediate assistance.





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