Maritime QuestionsDay Skipper Safety Distress

SOLAS Chapter V applies to all vessels, including yachts, on all voyages. Which of the following is a key SOLAS V requirement for leisure craft?

A. Leisure craft under 45m are fully exempt from all SOLAS requirements
B. Safe navigation — passage planning appropriate to the voyage, up-to-date charts, weather assessment, and reporting a dangerous condition or hazard to navigation to the Coastguard
C. Class survey every 4 years regardless of vessel age
D. Carrying a licensed radio officer if crossing the Channel
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A yacht is sinking. What is the correct sequence for a VHF Mayday call?
A. Press DSC button and wait — no voice call needed
B. "PAN PAN PAN — This is [vessel name] — Position — We require assistance — Over"
C. "MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY — This is [vessel name x3] — MAYDAY [name] — Position — Nature of distress — Number of persons — Any other information — Over"
D. "MAYDAY — This is [vessel name] — We are sinking — Over"
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When should a PAN PAN be transmitted instead of a MAYDAY?
A. When a person has gone overboard
B. Pan Pan is only used for medical emergencies
C. Pan Pan is used when you cannot raise anyone on Mayday
D. When there is an urgent situation that requires assistance but life is not in immediate danger — e.g. engine failure with crew unharmed in a safe anchorage
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