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What should be included along with the call sign of the aircraft and time, to indicate cancellation of a distress message?

  1. AMAYDAY(three times) , ALL STATIONS, DISTRESS TRAFFIC ENDED, OUT.
  2. BMAYDAY(once), HELLO ALL STATIONS (three times),THIS IS (the call sign of the station transmitting the message, the filing time of the message, the call sign of the station in distress (once)), SEELONCE FEENEE, OUT.Correct answer
  3. CMAYDAY CANCELLED (three times).
  4. DALL STATIONS (three times), EMERGENCY OVER.

Why this is the answer

Per radiotelephony distress procedures, distress traffic is ended with the prescribed message containing MAYDAY, “hello all stations” (three times), the transmitting station, filing time, the distressed station's call sign, and “SEELONCE FEENEE.” The other options are not the standard wording.

Reference

RTORC – Cancellation of Distress

Question reproduced verbatim from Transport Canada’s PSTAR Study and Reference Guide (TP 11919E). The answer key is Transport Canada’s; the explanation is ours.

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