CAA Offshore Radio Operator ~ Self revision questions 1/ State the phonetic spelling for: a. decimal pec, ceh2, EMAL (ola, ME LORE, Chee bE eo ag were dQ ayeper Sa wet £10 ont g. Thousand t4v#?. bh. F Foetoer LZ dee PRO, Ostia, LUMEN , FERIA (BEML , MOVED Her 2! Write in words how you would transmit the following: PLIQO § FUlGHE tere Rw Men eee b. 288degrees Ho Mee © Seen ee ea isibili VOLE MOE Me wade © Se Om ok we Live Oecimm 2812 CUE TERS @. Cloud ceiling 13000 cuen eciciN A b> THoesanDd vy What do the following mean a. Break b. Read Back c. Over d. Roger . Standby f. QNH g. QFE 4) What do you understand by : a. Readability 5 b. “ 4 c. “ 3 5! Before speaking on a channel what should you do? 61 —_ How do you avold ‘clipped transmissions’? 71 Who allocates radio.callsigns in the UK and who is the UKs licensing authority? a What service is being provided by: 2. West Ellon Radio b, Aberdeen Information c. Aberdeen Radar 81 Give four examples of aircraft callsigns, and their approved abbreviations 10/ When may a pilot abbreviate his callsign? 141 Your clock reads 1245 and you are gi alrcraft arrive? sn an ETA of ‘one fife’. What time will the Offshore (Aeronautical) Communication Service Radio Operator-self revision questions ~ @AJN Training 1800191111421 Your clock reads 1124 and you are given an ETA of ‘fower fife. What time will the aircraft arrive? 13/ Whatis the meaning of: a. ‘overhead’ ‘beacon outbound’ +14) What do the following abbreviations mean: ace Ams! MRCC IFR orc ETA IMC emppore 18/ What is/are the key response word(s) when: a. Apllot gives you information? ZOGAL rs b. Apilotasks a direct question? 9 Feri CH MECR TE ¢. Apilot asks you to do something) Wit CO 16 During continuation of communication, give 4 examples of aeronautical words which may be omitted 171 When can you omit your station location and/or suffix 18! — Whatiis the correct response to the following messages from an aircraft: “Take the flight watch’ ‘Switch on your NDB" ‘Close down flight watch’ ‘Switch off your NDB” Boom 49/ What is the approximate radio horizon at: a — 1800ft b, — 3000ft 20! Howis a. time expressed? b. night defined 21! Define: a. Lift b, Hover ¢. Touchdown d. Level Offshore (Aeronautical) Communications Service Radio Operator-self revision questions -© AJN Training se00190111(22) What is the unit of measurement for: Distances used in navigation Short distances Depth of snow Airspeed Wind direction Barometric pressure Visibility Cloud Base Cloud cover 23) How do you tell the helicopter that: a. The deck is available for landing b. The deck is obstructed- expect a § minute delay 24) Give an example of how you would provide information on pitch, roll and heave ofthehelideck. {92a UP ¢ {Hee vot A DEG DLauT ADEE EET fepveae 28! Define ‘Distress’ one 26) Give an example of « Distress Message a7 A flight makes an urgency call on your frequency. What information should the pilot provide and in what order? 28! Define Urgency 291 How are Distress Messages identified? 30/ How are Urgency Messages identified? 31/ Give the phraseology for the acknowledgement of distress. 321 Give the phraseology for the imposition of silence in a distress situation. 33) How will a helicopter report that they no longer have a distress situation? 34 What phraseology would you use to cancel a distress situation? 85 A ANtheRare thei DEE vention fourla, 36/ What is the international aeronautical distress frequency? 37 GBYON and GATON are both on your frequency. What action should you take to avoid callsign confusion? 38/ Give three examples of different categories of Aeronautical Mobile Service (Flight) messages. 30 Skyshot Operations ask you to tell GDCOP, who is on your frequency, to call them on 127.375 so they can pass It a company message. Detail the phraseology used by both the radio operator and the pilot. Offshore(Aeronautical) Communication Service Radio Operator-self revision questions ~ @AJN Trakaing Teoreeres