With ref Mayday. One of our A/C had an engine out and a return landing into AUH. As a result of being stepped on by A/C comming onto freq. pan/maday calls are now prefixed by mayday/pan. This informs all call signs that missed the original mayday/pan, that there is an emergency in progress. This is most important in a far off land. The stress is high enough without having to wait for a pause to get a call in. English is not the first tongue for many.It,s all about getting the message across and not blindly following the manual.
[This message has been edited by nohat (edited 21 April 2001).]