Talk:Pan-pan
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I don't think it necessary means urgency, I think a pan-pan is something like a breakdown or medical problem. --uberdog 22:30, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)
This is incorrect. PAN PAN is the pro-word proceeding a Urgency Marine Information Broadcast. It is used in cases of emergency prompting immediate action by any Vessels in the vicinity. It is always used exclusively in cases of distress, at least in America, and the Coast Guard does not use it for mundane broadcasts such as weather. Such informational broadcasts use the pro-word SECURITE before their transmission. I am updating the page to reflect this. --Coldbourne 17:01, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 3-minute silence periods
At 02:44, 21 October 2006, a user at 68.221.51.12 added the following without comment:
Protocol indicates that there is at least a 3 minute radio silence period at the top and bottom of the hour for three minutes to keep airwaves clear for Pan-Pan calls. For example; silence from 0600-0603hrs, and 0630-0633hrs.
In essence, this is correct, but I think the wording should be improved and I think it has been added in the wrong place. Maybe it should be near the top of the article; maybe it should also be mentioned in Mayday where it is even more important, and also in Marine VHF radio, 2182 kHz, Marine and mobile radio telephony etc?
Does it only apply to maritime radio? I know it does, but what about aeronautical radio? Another question is, where is there a reference to the original source of this 'protocol' or 'operating procedure'? The best I can find is http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-guidance-regulation/mcga-mgn/mcga-mld-page.htm?textobjid=99ABF1A5D7392DA6&printout=1 This is fairly official but clearly not the original definition. Somewhere it might be worth mentioning the, now historical, H+15 min and H+45 min CW silence periods that used to be applied on 500 kHz too. All of these can be illustrated very nicly by a photo of one of those ship's clocks that had these silence periods marked in red and green on the face. Maybe this deserves a whole new article - but what's the name of these? Hourly radio silence periods? Marine radio listening times?
Too many questions... I'm stunned into temporary inactivity :-) --Nigelj 16:02, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] pan pan medico
Currently the MCA and RYA are telling us that pan-pan medico should no longer be used and a standard pan-pan should be used when asking for medical advice. I think the article should possibly reflect this change. Colonel-shoe 15:07, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
- Do you have a written source for this? If so, edit the article and cite the source. Be bold! Kev (talk) 18:56, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
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- I have the MCA's own website maritime safety information, which tells you the procedure for medical advice link calls. Also I have an email from the MCA stating that pan pan medico was never an officially sanctioned international procedure word, it just slipped into common parlance. I am new to wiki and would not be confident on how to cite these sources, if indeed they would be acceptable. I will do it, if I could possibly get some help. Colonel-shoe 19:29, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
- : : Is there a risk of confusion with "Pan Pan Medical", which signifies that an aircraft is a protected medical transport operating under the Geneva convention? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.133.85.37 (talk) 09:16, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
