🔍 Key Concepts

• Distress vs. Urgency vs. Safety priorities in marine radio communications (MAYDAY, PAN PAN, SECURITÉ) • Situations that are life-threatening to people versus hazards to navigation or non‑life‑threatening issues • How loss of cargo or onboard incidents can affect safety of navigation for other vessels

💭 Think About

• Which option involves information that other vessels in the area may need to know to keep clear or navigate safely, rather than a call for immediate help for a life‑threatening emergency? • Which situations clearly involve distress (immediate danger to life) or urgency (serious problem needing quick assistance) instead of a general safety broadcast? • Think about which event would normally be announced as a safety broadcast to all stations, rather than a direct call for medical or firefighting assistance.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice is clearly life‑threatening to people; that one would not be a Safety priority. • Identify which choice creates a hazard to navigation or safety of other vessels, even if no one is currently in danger. • Recall that Safety (SECURITÉ) is used to broadcast important navigational or meteorological warnings, not to request emergency medical treatment.