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DISTRESS FREQUENCY [1 record]

Record 1 2000-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
  • Air Safety
  • Air Traffic Control
CONT

... the distress call and message should be repeated on the general distress frequency (121.5 MHz) or on any other frequency that is available, in the effort to establish ... communication with another station.

OBS

distress frequency: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
CONT

[...] la fréquence VHF 121,5 est prévue comme fréquence de détresse [...]

OBS

fréquence de détresse : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Búsqueda y salvamento (Aviación)
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
OBS

frecuencia de socorro : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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