SERA.14005 Categories of messages

• Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 found in: SERA (923/2012) Standardised European Rules of the Air (Dec 2024)

SERA.14005 Categories of messages Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 (a) The categories of messages handled by the aeronautical mobile service, and the order of priority in the establishment of communications and the transmission of messages shall be in accordance with Table S14-1. <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="566"><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" width="566"><p><b>Table S14-1</b></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>Message category and radiotelephony order of priority signal</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>Radiotelephony signal</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(a) Distress calls, distress messages and distress traffic</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>MAYDAY</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(b) Urgency messages, including messages preceded by the medical transports signal</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>PAN PAN or PAN PAN MEDICAL</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(c) Communications relating to direction finding</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(d) Flight safety messages</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(e) Meteorological messages</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(f) Flight regularity messages</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>—</p></td></tr></table> (b) Distress messages and distress traffic shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of point [SERA.14095](#_DxCrossRefBm413419236). (c) Urgency messages and urgency traffic, including messages preceded by the medical transports signal, shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of point [SERA.14095](#_DxCrossRefBm413419236). SERA.14005 Categories of messages Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 (a) The categories of messages handled by the aeronautical mobile service, and the order of priority in the establishment of communications and the transmission of messages shall be in accordance with Table S14-1. <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="566"><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" width="566"><p><b>Table S14-1</b></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>Message category and radiotelephony order of priority signal</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>Radiotelephony signal</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(a) Distress calls, distress messages and distress traffic</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>MAYDAY</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(b) Urgency messages, including messages preceded by the medical transports signal</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>PAN PAN or PAN PAN MEDICAL</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(c) Communications relating to direction finding</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(d) Flight safety messages</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(e) Meteorological messages</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="361"><p>(f) Flight regularity messages</p></td><td valign="top" width="204"><p>—</p></td></tr></table> (b) Distress messages and distress traffic shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of point [SERA.14095](#_DxCrossRefBm918187976). (c) Urgency messages and urgency traffic, including messages preceded by the medical transports signal, shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of point [SERA.14095](#_DxCrossRefBm918187976). #### SERA.14005 Categories of messages *Regulation (EU) 2016/1185* (a) The categories of messages handled by the aeronautical mobile service, and the order of priority in the establishment of communications and the transmission of messages shall be in accordance with Table S14-1. <table bgcolor="#d9d9d9" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0"> <col/> <col/> <tr> <td bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" valign="top"><p align="center"> <b>Table S14-1</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> Message category and radiotelephony order of priority signal</p> </td> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> Radiotelephony signal</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> (a) Distress calls, distress messages and distress traffic</p> </td> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> MAYDAY</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> (b) Urgency messages, including messages preceded by the medical transports signal</p> </td> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> PAN PAN or PAN PAN MEDICAL</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> (c) Communications relating to direction finding</p> </td> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> —</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> (d) Flight safety messages</p> </td> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> —</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> (e) Meteorological messages</p> </td> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> —</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> (f) Flight regularity messages</p> </td> <td bgcolor="#d9d9d9"><p align="left"> —</p> </td> </tr> </table> (b) Distress messages and distress traffic shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of point [SERA.14095](#_DxCrossRefBm558475429). (c) Urgency messages and urgency traffic, including messages preceded by the medical transports signal, shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of point [SERA.14095](#_DxCrossRefBm558475429).