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Communication

Then, in order, as many of the following items as possible:

a) The call sign of the station to which the message is intended, possibly "To

all stations".

b) Your own full call sign.

c) Description of the emergency situation.

d) The commander's intentions.

e) The position, altitude and course of the aircraft.

f) Other relevant information for use in any search.

Every station is obliged to follow a distress call until the necessary assistance

has been provided. Every aircraft that hears a distress call must enter it in the

aircraft record (logbook).

Ex:

MAYDAY - MAYDAY - MAYDAY

ROSKILDE TOWER

OY BKA

ENGINE STOP, MAKING EMERGENCY LANDING IS 2 MILES WEST OF RK AT

2000 FEET STEERING 270 DEGREES

The called aeronautical station or the first station responding to the distress

message shall:

a) immediately acknowledge the aircraft's call sign, followed by its own call

sign and the phraseology "ROGER MAYDAY ".

Ex:

OY BKA

ROSKILDE TOWER

ROGER MAYDAY

b) take control of the communication or, as the case may be, transfer it to

another person while simultaneously informing the aircraft accordingly.

c) notify all appropriate persons in accordance with the alerting plan.

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