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# 4. Distress & Urgency Messages
## 4.1 General mayday procedures
From time to time, aircraft may request to simulate emergencies. As a controller, you have the discretion to approve or deny these requests based on traffic levels, workload, and your experience.

- **Distress Messages**: The word *“MAYDAY”* spoken at the beginning of a transmission identifies a distress situation.
- **Urgency Messages**: The word *“PAN PAN”* spoken at the start of a transmission identifies an urgency situation.

Ideally, *“MAYDAY”* or *“PAN PAN”* should be spoken **three times** at the start of the initial distress or urgency call.

### Transmission Priorities
1. **Distress messages** take priority over all other transmissions.
2. **Urgency messages** take priority over all transmissions except distress messages.

Controllers should adjust phraseology and procedures as necessary, considering their specific operational needs and the time available.

### Elements of a Distress Message
A distress message should include as many of the following elements as possible, ideally in the order shown:

1. **Aircraft identification**
2. **Nature of the emergency**
3. **Pilot’s intentions**
4. **Position, heading, and altitude**
5. **Any other pertinent information**

!!! example
**Pilot**: "MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, DOHA RADAR, BRITISH AIRWAYS 1 2 3, LEFT ENGINE FAILURE, REQUEST TO LAND AT HAMAD, 10 MILES NORTH EAST OF HAMAD AIRPORT, ALTITUDE 8,000 FEET."

**Controller**: "BRITISH AIRWAYS 1 2 3, MAYDAY ACKNOWLEDGED, TURN LEFT HEADING 210 DEGREES, DESCEND TO ALTITUDE 2,500 FEET."

**Pilot**: "TURN LEFT HEADING 210 DEGREES, DESCEND TO ALTITUDE 2,500 FEET, BRITISH AIRWAYS 1 2 3."

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