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It is used to signal urgent information, such as when
someone has fallen overboard, or a boat is drifting into the shore or a busy shipping channel. An individual boat can definitely declare it. In other words, it is not reserved only for USCG use. MAYDAY is only to be used when a person, or boat is threatened by grave or imminent danger, and requires assistance. In the end, of course, it is the skipper's judgment whether a situation is "grave" or "danger" is "imminent". My understanding is that PAN conveys information whereas MAYDAY requests assistance. Crew overboard could fall into either category. Chuck Steve wrote: Can I get a clear definition of "Pan-Pan", who and when may it be declared. I have hard the USCG declare "Pan-Pan", followed by a requirement that all none "Pan-Pan" traffic on channel 16 traffic be suspended. Can an individual boat declare "Pan-Pan", say when a crew member is lost overboard, etc?? I fairly sure I understand when I could send a "May Day" but, to me, Pan Pan is something more recent and I must have missed out on earlier definition.. Thanks Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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