What transponder code must an aircraft in an emergency other than a communications failure transmit?
7700
What is the recommended procedure call for a distress message?
- Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
- Station addressed, This is call-sign, call-sign, call-sign
- Aircraft type
- Nature of the emergency
- Intentions
- Present or last known position
- Flight level/ altitude
- Heading
- Other useful info such as fuel, POB,…
What is the recommended procedure call for an urgency message?
- Pan Pan, Pan Pan, Pan Pan
- Station addressed,
- Call-sign, call-sign, call-sign
- Aircraft type
- Nature of the urgency
- Intentions
- Present or last known position
- Flight level/ altitude
- Heading
- Other useful info such as fuel, POB,…
What transponder code shall be selected in the event of unlawful interference?
7500
What transponder code shall be selected in the event of a communications failure?
7600
If you are being vectored and you notice you have had a communications failure, for how long do you have to maintain the last assigned vector?
Two minutes.
When using speechless radar control, how would a pilot request this during a communications failure procedure?
By pressing the transmit button four times for one second.
When using speechless radar approach procedure how would a pilot:
- acknowledge/ affirm a message
- say negative
- say again?
- One distinct transmission
- Two distinct transmissions
- Three distinct transmissions
If there is another emergency situation occurring, while using speechless radar control procedures, how would a pilot notify ATC oF this?
With five distinct transmissions.
How would a pilot indicate that they are abandoning the aircraft?
With one continuous transmission as long as possible.
When a pilot ins given an instruction, how will they advise ATC that the instruction has been completed?
With a two second transmission.
If a depressurization occurs and an emergency descent to a lower level is required, what procedure needs to be followed to advise ATC?
- Squawk 7700
- Pan Pan call
