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Emergency Communication

Emergency Communication
Contents of an emergency transmission:
PAT HAS ATNIE
:
- Mayday mayday mayday or pan-pan pan-pan pan-pan
- Callsign of aircraft
- Position And Time
- Heading And Air Speed
- Altitude
- Type of Aircraft
- Nature of Emergency
- Intentions of Captain
- Endurance Remaining
Alternatively MIPDANIO
Mayday
Identification
Position
Distress (eg. Fire, Collision etc)
Assitance Required
No. of people onboard
Information (eg. abandoning to liferaft)
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