PAN PAN announces an urgent safety message below the distress threshold. Operators must still provide the relevant situation and identification details and reassess the category as conditions change. Its historical predecessor PAN should be distinguished from the modern standardized form and current radio procedures.
- FamilyTool
- Category of its source unitProtocols & Standards
- DomainRisk, Crisis & Safety
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Tool
In this series, Tool names the editorial family primarily used to act on, examine, measure or organize communication. It includes instruments, methods, practices, protocols, codes and institutional arrangements. Membership does not certify effectiveness, portability or safe use in every setting.
Editorial orientation · Category
Protocols & Standards
Defines shared rules, standardized sequences or requirements for actions and exchanges. Its practical contribution is an explicit basis for coordinated use or conformity within a specified scope.