When Declaring an ’Emergency’ Is Not Enough
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When declaring an emergency is not enough
The 757, presumably N registered operating in South America, was operating" international air transportation" under ICAO Annex 6 Pt 1 and therefore Annex 10 Aeronautical Telecommunications, Volume 2. This means that when operating in foreign airspace ICAO rules apply unless the relevant airspace has notified differences. It also means that the operator should have ' trained' his crews for the relevant procedures in that airspace, route famil.
AIM 6-3-1 is quite explicit on the procedures under ICAO.
Regardless, I cannot envisage any ATPL holder not being familiar with Distress or Urgency procedures. In amongst all the knowledge and experience he has gained from Private onwards surely he knows. Am I paying this man to fly me safely?
Anywhere in the world if he needs help or an expedited routing then 'Mayday(M'aidez = Help me) or PanPan will get a predictable and correct response regardless of the local language.
In the same way that we expect a pilot to respond immediately and precisely to an in flight emergency light by using the check list ( very precise) then a shortage of fuel is like an Amber alert which may become a Red alert.
Ask correctly, and all the help in the world is yours.
Don't, then others may not understand what you want.
AIM 6-3-1 is quite explicit on the procedures under ICAO.
Regardless, I cannot envisage any ATPL holder not being familiar with Distress or Urgency procedures. In amongst all the knowledge and experience he has gained from Private onwards surely he knows. Am I paying this man to fly me safely?
Anywhere in the world if he needs help or an expedited routing then 'Mayday(M'aidez = Help me) or PanPan will get a predictable and correct response regardless of the local language.
In the same way that we expect a pilot to respond immediately and precisely to an in flight emergency light by using the check list ( very precise) then a shortage of fuel is like an Amber alert which may become a Red alert.
Ask correctly, and all the help in the world is yours.
Don't, then others may not understand what you want.
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'Mayday(M'aidez = Help me) or PanPan
)But what about Pan Pan? What's the origin of that?
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en Panne, is the French for 'broken' down. The word Pan has been adopted to mean you have a problem
There are a lot of French terms in Aviation today.
The Meterological codes for weather spring to mind as a prime example.
FU - Fume - Smoke
Br - Brume - Mist*
Gr - Grele - Hail
There are some others, but I'm in a rush now. More later possibly.
The French commercial aviation scene was pretty well organised compared to the rest of the world, back in the day. Although the Americans were first, they spent their time storming barns and showing off! Meanwhile the French were developing protocols and procedures and creating a real commercial industry. So they had a big say, when it came to standardising everything.
*Edited - thanks Nimbostratus
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There are a lot of French terms in Aviation today.
The Meterological codes for weather spring to mind as a prime example.
FU - Fume - Smoke
Br - Brume - Mist*
Gr - Grele - Hail
There are some others, but I'm in a rush now. More later possibly.
The French commercial aviation scene was pretty well organised compared to the rest of the world, back in the day. Although the Americans were first, they spent their time storming barns and showing off! Meanwhile the French were developing protocols and procedures and creating a real commercial industry. So they had a big say, when it came to standardising everything.
*Edited - thanks Nimbostratus
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Last edited by cl12pv2s; 30th Aug 2005 at 06:49.
