It should be a relatively simple matter (particularly on a modern yacht) to teach almost anyone to heave-to, take the position from an electronic navigator, then make a PAN-PAN call on the radio (see below).
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Pan-pan
//pæn.pæn//
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You can use the same outline for Pan Pan calls.
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If you transmit a Pan-Pan call, then find that you no longer require assistance, you must cancel the message.
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In his recent overview of occupied Japan, John Dower poignantly describes the "pan-pan girls" who offended conservatives with their willingness to trade sexual favors for the Americans' gifts and money.
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