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"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message 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. True. Pan-Pan (pronounced Pon-Pon) is a non-life threatening emergency. Can an individual boat declare "Pan-Pan", say when a crew member is lost overboard, etc?? Any vessel can call Pan-Pan. A crew member lost overboard would be a MAYDAY however. From a UK perspective, I've been told that MOB on a well-crewed race yacht involving say, a foredeck monkey, would be a Pan-Pan, but a MOB where the remaining crew are 75-yo grandfather on the helm, and an 12-yo child down below would be a Mayday. I assume we all agree that SAR prefer to downgrade rather than upgrade when it's too late. ISTR that (in the EU at least), 'Pan-Pan Medico'[0] has been depricated. rgds, Alan [0] i.e STFU, I want to speak to a doctor 'cos I'm not sure that it's 'grave and iminent' -- 99 Ducati 748BP, 95 Ducati 600SS, 81 Guzzi Monza, 74 MV Agusta 350 "Ride to Work, Work to Ride" SI# 7.067 DoD#1930 PGP Key 0xBDED56C5 |
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