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Mayday Mayday Mayday 緊急求救
踏入五月,作為「五迷」的我,必定會看台灣天團五月天的演唱會,投入地又唱又跳。可惜一年一度的約會,今年未能延續。相信不少同學都知道五月天的英文是 Mayday,但未必知道正統的意思和用法。
其實 Mayday 除了指五月天這樂隊,本來的用法是國際通用的無線電通話的遇難求救訊號(distress signal)。Mayday 這求救訊號由英國人 Frederick Stanley Mockford 創出,1923 年,他在英國倫敦機場擔任無線電高級通訊員,他獲機會要求想出一個字詞,讓機師作緊急求救時用。
由於當時往來英國和法國的航班很多,所以 Frederick 建議用法文 Venez m’aider(意思是 come help me),再取當中 m’aider 一字的諧音 Mayday 作為求救訊號。
一般來說,當飛機或船隻遇到嚴重災難(如劫機 hijacking、船隻沉沒 vessel submerging、引擎失效 engine failure、發生爆炸 explosion),威脅人生安全,而且無法自救時,便需要發出訊號通知相關部門要求緊急協助和支援。另外,為免誤聽,必須連續發出三次 Mayday 訊號(Mayday, Mayday, Mayday)。
如果較以上次一級嚴重的事故,例如需要醫療幫助,機師或船長會使用 Pan-Pan,這字源自法文 panne,同樣發出三次連續的訊號 Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan,尋求協助。
以下是標準求救步驟和例子:
1. Distress/urgency call (Mayday, Mayday, Mayday)
2. Station callsign
3. Aircraft callsign
4. Distress/urgency nature (e.g. dual engine failure)
5. Pilot’s intention (e.g. request emergency landing)
6. Current position
7. Other information (e.g. request medical assistance after landing or request ambulance to meet)
過去一年多,有太多空難。期望日後的 Mayday 只是五月天為我們帶來歌曲,而不是因為遇難作出求救而發出訊號。
同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過134萬的網紅Point of View,也在其Youtube影片中提到,อ้างอิง - Chase, E. (1993). The Brief Origins of May Day. Industrial Workers of the World. https://archive.iww.org/history/library/misc/origins_of_ma...
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mayday pan-pan 在 Point of View Youtube 的評價
อ้างอิง
- Chase, E. (1993). The Brief Origins of May Day. Industrial Workers of the World. https://archive.iww.org/history/library/misc/origins_of_mayday/
- Editors of Merriam-Webster. (2016, May 1). Where Does the Word “Mayday” Come From? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mayday-meaning-origin
- Kundu, R. (2019, July 26). How did Mayday come to be used as a distress call? Mint. https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/how-did-mayday-come-to-be-used-as-a-distress-call-1564079662417.html
- Rothman, L. (2017, May 1). The Bloody Story of How May Day Became a Holiday for Workers. Time. https://time.com/3836834/may-day-labor-history/
- Royal Yachting Association - RYA. (n.d.). Mayday and Pan Pan calls | Up to Speed | e-newsletters | News & Events | RYA - Royal Yachting Association. RYA. https://www.rya.org.uk/newsevents/e-newsletters/up-to-speed/Pages/maydays-and-pan-pan.aspx
- Took, T. (n.d.). Maia Maiestas, Goddess of the Majesty of Spring. The Obscure Goddess Online Dictionary. http://www.thaliatook.com/OGOD/maiamaiestas.php
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