You receive an urgency message on the international distress frequency, but no other station answers. You are required, amongst other actions, to…
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A
retransmit the urgency message as it was originally transmitted on the frequency with which you are in communication with ATC, but do not communicate directly with the aircraft that made the original transmission.
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B
retransmit the urgency message as it was originally transmitted on the international distress frequency using your own call sign, but do not communicate directly with the aircraft that made the original transmission.
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C
acknowledge the message to the aircraft in the state of urgency, then take immediate action to make all necessary information available to the appropriate Air Traffic Service unit.
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D
acknowledge the message to the aircraft in the state of urgency, and await for instructions from the pilot of the calling aircraft.
ICAO Annex 10, Volume II
5.3.3 Radiotelephony urgency communications
5.3.3.2 Action by the station addressed or first station acknowledging the urgency message
5.3.3.2.1 The station addressed by an aircraft reporting an urgency condition, or first station acknowledging the urgency message, shall:
a) acknowledge the urgency message;
b) take immediate action to ensure that all necessary information is made available, as soon as possible, to:
1) the ATS unit concerned;
2) the aircraft operating agency concerned, or its representative, in accordance with pre-established arrangements;
Note.— The requirement to inform the aircraft operating agency concerned does not have priority over any other action which involves the safety of the flight in distress, or of any other flight in the area, or which might affect the progress of expected flights in the area.
c) if necessary, exercise control of communications.
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