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ATC ENON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
how can an emergency be defined in the "pilot/controller
glossary"? - correct answer- distress or urgency
a distress condition will declare an emergency by stating what
word three times? - correct answer- mayday
an urgency condition will be declared by stating what word
three times? - correct answer- pan-pan
if the words mayday or pan-pan are not used and you are in
doubt that a situation constitutes an emergency? - correct
answer- handle it as though were an emergency
select and pursue a course of action which appears to be the
most appropriate? - correct answer- when an emergency exists
or is imminent
obtain enough information to handle the emergency...? - correct
answer- intelligently
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provide what type of assistance to aircraft in distress? - correct
answer- maximum
transfer this responsibility to another facility only when? -
correct answer- better handling of emergency will result
when you receive information about an aircraft in distress,
forward detailed data to who? - correct answer- center in whose
area the emergency exists
what serves as the central points for collecting information, for
coordinating with SAR, and for conducting a communications
search by distributing any ALNOTS? - correct answer- Centers
(ARTCC)
notifying the center about a VFR aircraft emergency allows
provision of what? - correct answer- IFR separation if
considered necessary
ATC ENON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
how can an emergency be defined in the "pilot/controller
glossary"? - correct answer- distress or urgency
a distress condition will declare an emergency by stating what
word three times? - correct answer- mayday
an urgency condition will be declared by stating what word
three times? - correct answer- pan-pan
if the words mayday or pan-pan are not used and you are in
doubt that a situation constitutes an emergency? - correct
answer- handle it as though were an emergency
select and pursue a course of action which appears to be the
most appropriate? - correct answer- when an emergency exists
or is imminent
obtain enough information to handle the emergency...? - correct
answer- intelligently
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provide what type of assistance to aircraft in distress? - correct
answer- maximum
transfer this responsibility to another facility only when? -
correct answer- better handling of emergency will result
when you receive information about an aircraft in distress,
forward detailed data to who? - correct answer- center in whose
area the emergency exists
what serves as the central points for collecting information, for
coordinating with SAR, and for conducting a communications
search by distributing any ALNOTS? - correct answer- Centers
(ARTCC)
notifying the center about a VFR aircraft emergency allows
provision of what? - correct answer- IFR separation if
considered necessary
