Distress, Urgency & Safety: DGCA Radio Telephony (RTR) questions
16 practice questions and 7 flashcards on Distress, Urgency & Safety for the DGCA Radio Telephony (RTR) exam, with 1 linked simulator. Try the samples below, then practise the whole topic.
Key concepts
MAYDAY, PAN PAN, SECURITE.
MAYDAY: grave and imminent danger. PAN PAN: urgency, safety of the aircraft or a person. SECURITE: safety message (navigation or weather warning).
- Each is spoken three times
- Distress has priority over everything else
Tip: MAYDAY = help now. PAN PAN = urgent but not in immediate danger.
Format of a distress message.
MAYDAY ×3, station addressed, aircraft call sign, nature of the emergency, intentions, position, level and heading, other information.
- Make the call on the frequency in use, or 121.5 MHz
- Set 7700 if the aircraft has a transponder
Sample questions
Q1The radiotelephony distress signal is:
- MAYDAY
- SECURITE
- PAN PAN
- SOS
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Answer: A. MAYDAY MAYDAY, spoken three times, announces grave and imminent danger needing immediate assistance.
Q2The urgency signal in radiotelephony is:
- PAN PAN, spoken three times
- SECURITE, spoken three times
- URGENT, spoken twice
- MAYDAY, spoken once
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Answer: A. PAN PAN, spoken three times PAN PAN PAN (spoken PAHN-PAHN) indicates an urgent message about the safety of the aircraft or a person, not grave and imminent danger.
Q3Which message has the highest priority?
- Urgency
- Distress
- Meteorological
- Flight safety
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Answer: B. Distress Distress calls, messages and traffic have priority over all other transmissions.
Q4A pilot reporting 'MINIMUM FUEL' is telling ATC that:
- The fuel gauge is inoperative
- The fuel supply has reached a state where any undue delay may cause a landing with less than the final reserve
- The aircraft is in grave and imminent danger
- The aircraft will land immediately at any airport
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Answer: B. The fuel supply has reached a state where any undue delay may cause a landing with less than the final reserve Minimum fuel is not an emergency declaration; it warns that no undue delay can be accepted. If the fuel is lower than final reserve, MAYDAY FUEL is declared.
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