What is the spoken emergency signal for a "man overboard" on the VHF radio?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option A — Pan-Pan
A man overboard situation involves urgent safety communications regarding a person in the water, necessitating the "Pan-Pan" urgency signal on VHF radio channels when immediate life safety is at stake but direct grave danger to the ship itself is not declared.
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