Originally Posted by
Joe Smith
Because in the US, the word EMERGENCY means the same thing. Guess that is hard for you other English speaking folks to understand. We are taught from childhood to use the word EMERGENCY, simple as that.
Joe, can you contact your friendly local FAA FSDO and get them to correct FAR-AIM Section 6-3-1 d, to reflect your position, please. They unfortunately still state:
"Distress communications have absolute priority over all other communications, and the word MAYDAY commands radio silence on the frequency in use. Urgency communications have priority over all other communications except distress, and the word PAN-PAN warns other stations not to interfere with urgency transmissions."
Glad that you can improve standards in an international environment.
Ooops, can you also follow up and amend ICAO ANNEX 10, VOL 2, which differs from your standard, and, while you are at it, please amend ICAO DOC 9432 Section 9, para 9.1.3, it still uses the old apparently not appropriate term 'MAYDAY".
Anyway, glad you can help clear up the rest of the world and the FAA's standards to meet your requirements.
cheers