> Regarding Andrew's distress message. There used to > be an anachronism in the > distress protocol in Australia that said you only > use the call "Mayday Mayday > Mayday" if your boat is sinking or the engine is > totally disabled. For all > other emergencies the correct protocol is "Pan Pan > Pan". This may have changed > recently but I'm not aware of it. Such a protocol is > not well suited for > kayaks. So It's puzzling that the distress call > didn't include the words > "Mayday Mayday Mayday". He may have called Mayday My understanding is that "Mayday" is used when there is immediate and present danger. "Pan Pan" is used when the situation high risk, but not immediately life threatening. A "Pan Pan" could deteriorate into a "Mayday." In Kayaking terms, this explanation of these terms is much more meaningful. Perhaps the "Pan Pan" should be used more regularly by Kayakers. It would allow Kayakers to advise of the situation before it potentially deteriorates and everything goes horribly wrong. Derek ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 26 2007 - 16:50:58 PDT
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