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Shortly after take-off for a cross-country flight from Walden, with the call sign Fastair 789,one of your passengers informs you about feeling unwell. You are already in the control area of Alexander Control. A message must be sent to Alexander Control. Which option is most accurately in compliance with the standards for messages on this type of situation? "PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN.."
  • A
    ALEXANDER CONTROL, FASTAIR 789, 20 MILES WEST OF WALDEN, ESTIMATED TIME EN ROUTE 20 MINUTES, ESTIMATED ARRIVAL 35, FL150, TRANSPONDER CHARLIE, ONE SICK PASSENGER ON BOARD, RETURNING TO WALDEN.
  • B
    ALEXANDER CONTROL, FASTAIR 789, A PASSENGER IS FEELING UNWELL, RETURNING TO WALDEN, 20 MILES WEST OF WALDEN, FL150, HEADING 280.
  • C
    MEDICAL, FASTAIR 789, A PASSENGER IS FEELING UNWELL, RETURNING TO WALDEN, 20 MILES WEST OF WALDEN, FL150, HEADING 280.
  • D
    MEDICAL, FASTAIR 789, 20 MILES WEST OF WALDEN, ONE SICK PASSENGER ON BOARD, RETURNING TO WALDEN, ESTIMATED TIME EN ROUTE 20 MINUTES, ESTIMATED ARRIVAL 35, FL150, TRANSPONDER CHARLIE.

ICAO Annex 10, Volume II
5.3.3.1 Action by the aircraft reporting

5.2.3.2 an urgency condition except 5.2.3.2 as indicated in 5.3.3.4

5.3.3.1.1 In addition to being preceded by the radiotelephony urgency signal PAN PAN (see 5.3.1.2), preferably spoken three times and each word of the group pronounced as the French word “panne”, the urgency message to be sent by an aircraft reporting an urgency condition shall:

a) be on the air-ground frequency in use at the time;
b) consist of as many as required of the following elements spoken distinctly and, if possible, in the following order:

1) the name of the station addressed;
2) the identification of the aircraft;
3) the nature of the urgency condition;
4) the intention of the person in command;
5) present position, level (i.e. flight level, altitude, etc., as appropriate) and heading;
6) any other useful information.

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