Cabin Safety
Hand-held maritime flare producing coloured smoke during daylight to signal distress location to aircraft or vessels.
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Hand-held maritime flare producing coloured smoke during daylight to signal distress location to aircraft or vessels.
Signal Smoke matters because it supports clear communication in Cabin Safety contexts for Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, and Cabin Crew. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as ICAO Level 4, ICAO Level 5, ICAO Level 6, and EASA FCL.055.
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In this glossary, Signal Smoke refers to: Hand-held maritime flare producing coloured smoke during daylight to signal distress location to aircraft or vessels.
In aviation communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "Raft alpha to rescue craft: orange signal smoke deployed and drifting leeward; advise visual confirmation and approach bearing."
Signal Smoke matters because it supports clear communication in Cabin Safety contexts for Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, and Cabin Crew. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as ICAO Level 4, ICAO Level 5, ICAO Level 6, and EASA FCL.055.
Signal Smoke is mainly used by Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, and Cabin Crew.
In this glossary, Signal Smoke is grouped under Cabin Safety. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.
This definition is sourced from ICAO Doc 9432, FAA PCG and published by Protermify Aviation as a static aviation reference page.
Hand-held maritime flare producing coloured smoke during daylight to signal distress location to aircraft or vessels.
Raft alpha to rescue craft: orange signal smoke deployed and drifting leeward; advise visual confirmation and approach bearing.
English reference definition
ICAO Doc 9432, FAA PCG
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