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Maybe its me alone but I do have a big problem calling a mayday  Too dramatic
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Looking from an external viewpoint
If my house is on fire I get out & call the fire service by dialling 999 not by ringing their normal landline number.
The on going fire safety publicity stresses that they would rather be called to a good intent false alarm that a serious incident develop.
I've actually had the opposite at work, where the fire service asked for assistance with an electrical incident affecting the internal wiring of a property (not really my employers resposibility. The Crew Manager was concerned that they had done the right thing by calling us - of course they had.
If I am with someone who collapses I get an ambulance by dialling 999 - not ringing the local hospital or doctors surgery
So as I see it the PAN & MAYDAY are your equivalent of these services you have an emergency, you need help that is how to get it.
Talking to an ATCO earlier there is no issue if it was a genuine concern and all the emergency teams are called out, but a failure to declare an emergency could have massive consequences.