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17th Dec 2009, 12:10

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MAYDAY is most certainly an Emergency. PAN on the other hand stands for "Possible Assistance Needed" which does not rise to the level of an Emrgency distress call. These are ICAO terms and I believe understood (or should be), all over the world.

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