Maritime Questions › Day 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. Class survey every 4 years regardless of vessel age
C. 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
D. Carrying a licensed radio officer if crossing the Channel
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A. Press DSC button and wait — no voice call needed
B. "MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY — This is [vessel name x3] — MAYDAY [name] — Position — Nature of distress — Number of persons — Any other information — Over"
C. "PAN PAN PAN — This is [vessel name] — Position — We require assistance — Over"
D. "MAYDAY — This is [vessel name] — We are sinking — Over"
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A. When a person has gone overboard
B. Pan Pan is only used for medical emergencies
C. 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
D. Pan Pan is used when you cannot raise anyone on Mayday
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