FCC 80.327 Revised as of October 1, 2007
Goto Year:2006 |
2008
Sec. 80.327 Urgency signals.
(a) The urgency signal indicates that the calling station has a very urgent
message to transmit concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft, or other
vehicle, or the safety of a person. The urgency signal must be sent only on
the authority of the master or person responsible for the mobile station.
(b) In radiotelegraphy, the urgency signal consists of three repetitions of
the group XXX, sent with the individual letters of each group, and the
successive groups clearly separated from each other. It must be transmitted
before the call.
(c) In radiotelephony, the urgency signal consists of three oral repetitions
of the group of words PAN PAN transmitted before the call.
(d) The urgency signal has priority over all other communications except
distress. All mobile and land stations which hear it must not interfere with
the transmission of the message which follows the urgency signal.
[ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245 , Sept. 18, 1987]
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