Which signal should a radiotelephony distress message start with?
A distress situation is by definition a condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger and of requiring immediate assistance. A distress situation needs immediate assistance and this is the difference between distress and urgency (urgency does not require immediate assistance).
If a pilot of an aircraft encounters an emergency, this situation shall be indicated by a radio call starting with the phrase "MAYDAY" spoken three times.
In a distress situation, the pilots shall transmit the distress call on the air-ground frequency currently in use.
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