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The Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Regulations, 2018
43. Urgency signals
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
43. Urgency signals
(1)The following signals, used either together orseparately, mean that an aircraft wishes to give notice of difficulties which compel it to land without requiring immediate assistance—(a)the repeated switching on and off of the landing lights; or(b)the repeated switching on and off of the navigation lights in such manner as to be distinct from flashing navigation lights.(2)The following signals, used either together or separately,mean that an aircraft has a very urgent message to transmit concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft or other vehicle, or of some person on board or within sight—(a)a signal made by radiotelegraphy or by any other signalling method consisting of the group XXX;(b)a signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken words PAN, PAN;(c)an urgency message sent via data link which transmits the intent of the words PAN, PAN.