Emergency Preparedness
Mayday & Pan-Pan Distress Call Guide
Generate proper MAYDAY and PAN-PAN distress call scripts with your vessel details, GPS position, and emergency type. For emergency preparedness and training.
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Emergency Use Only
This tool is for emergency preparedness and training. Only use MAYDAY calls in actual life-threatening situations.
Emergency Type
Emergency Situation
Vessel Information
Distress Call Script
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY This is [Boat Name] Position: [Position Unknown] Emergency: Not selected Require IMMEDIATE assistance! Over.
Phonetic Alphabet Quick Reference
AAlpha
BBravo
CCharlie
DDelta
EEcho
FFoxtrot
GGolf
HHotel
IIndia
JJuliett
KKilo
LLima
MMike
NNovember
OOscar
PPapa
QQuebec
RRomeo
SSierra
TTango
UUniform
VVictor
WWhiskey
XX-ray
YYankee
ZZulu
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