14 secret code words you’re not meant to know

No, this isn’t someone listening to their voice resonate through a cave. This code means two ships are about to collide. Cruise ships may also use this code to alert everyone on board of high winds.

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Transportation officials in the UK use this as a subtle code for a fire or bomb scare on railways and the London Underground network. After the Manchester Arena bombing, public announcements called for Inspector Sands to “please report to inspect and control.”

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If you hear this phrase over the intercom while you’re flying, it means someone died on the plane. Operation Bright Star indicates a medical emergency on the flight.

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Pan-Pan is an international radio signal that alerts others of a serious emergency on board a plane, boat or other vehicle, but does not pose an immediate threat to the vehicle or the people on board. While someone may use Mayday when a plane is about to crash or there’s a fire on a ship, Pan-Pan could mean a boat has a slow leak or there’s a problem with a plane’s engine.

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If you hear a time check announced over a loudspeaker in a store (it may sound like, “Time check, the time is 1:30″), there’s a bomb threat. Shoppers who know what this code phrase means should leave immediately, but store employees must reportedly try to locate the bomb when they hear a time check. We can only hope they get paid overtime for that.

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Source: RD.com