Pan-pan
Pan-pan is an emergency message in the voice radio traffic of ships , aircraft or other vehicles that is issued when the vehicle or its occupants are concrete, but not seriously jeopardized, and with the crew demands a preferred treatment.
Urgency messages are introduced in Morse code with the letters XXX. The next level, which then presupposes an imminent danger to the vehicle or human life, is the emergency message “ Mayday ” (or SOS ).
Pan goes back to the French word panne ; the meaning corresponds to that in German . The term is often interpreted as a backronym for possible assistance needed (English for "available assistance needed") or Pay Attention Now .
seafaring
Pan Pan - Pan Pan - Pan Pan initiates the emergency report on marine radio . Pan Pan Medico (three times) can also be used in the event of a medical emergency .
The message itself contains:
- Identity of the ship (usually the ship's name)
- geographical position of a watercraft
- Type of damage
- assistance needed
A typical case for Pan Pan is an inability to maneuver due to rudder or engine failure and thus an indirect danger for the ship z. B. by stranding , or if the radio doctor has to be called for a medico conversation because of a serious illness of a crew member .
In the event of an urgency message, other radio communication must be stopped. Only emergencies at sea have priority over the urgency report.
The legal consequences of an emergency report are regulated differently in different countries. In Germany, the DGzRS is responsible for providing assistance . She works free of charge in saving people. In the case of technical assistance, she asks for a contribution to the costs (for a small rescue boat € 200 / h; for a rescue cruiser that consumes 1700 liters of diesel per hour under full load, correspondingly more; a helicopter costs around € 10,000 / h).
aviation
Pan-Pan can be used in aeronautical radio for messages that concern the safety of an aircraft or other vehicle or a person. Urgency reports can also affect your own aircraft.
The urgency call is initiated by sending the urgency signal PAN PAN , preferably three times , should be directed to a specific ground radio station and must contain the call sign of the reporting aircraft. The following urgency message should contain the following information:
- Type of difficulty or observation
- other information that is important for providing assistance
- if applicable, intentions of the pilot
- if necessary, information about position, course and altitude.
Example: Swissair flight 111 sent the following pan-pan radio message: “Swissair one-eleven heavy is declaring pan-pan pan-pan pan-pan. We have smoke in the cockpit. Request immediate return to a convenient place, I guess Boston. "
See also
- Emergency call Mayday e.g. B. Man overboard
- Security message Sécurité , e.g. B. in seafaring with floating cargo
- Distress , distress signal , SOS
Individual evidence
- ^ Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Merchant Shipping Notices, Marine Guidance Notes and Marine Information Notes. The Stationery Office, London 2003.
- ↑ NfL I 278/07 . Announcement on radiotelephone procedures. In: German Air Traffic Control (ed.): Notices to Airmen Part I . Langen November 22, 2007, p. 10 ( online [PDF; accessed April 7, 2011]). Online ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
