🔍 Key Concepts

• Distress, Urgency, and Safety priorities in marine radio communication • The specific meaning of the words MAYDAY, PAN PAN, and SECURITÉ • Which situations involve immediate danger to life vs. important but not-yet-life-threatening situations

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Which of these options sounds like immediate life‑threatening distress? Which radio word is normally used for that? • Look at the options that mention warnings or safety messages—which radio proword is associated with navigation and weather safety broadcasts? • For PAN PAN, think: Is it used when assistance is urgently needed but the vessel or person is not yet in immediate danger of sinking or death?

✅ Before You Answer

• Match MAYDAY with the option that clearly describes immediate assistance / grave and imminent danger and rule that out for PAN PAN. • Match SECURITÉ with the option that best fits navigational or meteorological warnings, and rule that out for PAN PAN. • Confirm that the remaining option correctly describes an urgent situation affecting the safety of a ship or person, but not yet a full distress.