RESTRICTED RADIO OPERATOR CERTIFICATE (RROC) REVIEWER

1. Agency responsible for the regulation of all radio and radio operators.
National Telecommunication Commission/NTC

2. Application for renewal of operator’s certificate shall be filed.

One month before expiry date

3. International radio telephone safety signal.

Securite

4. International radio distress call.

Mayday

5. The provision for the control law which says that the content of any radio message should be divulge
only to the addressee.
Secrecy of communication

6. Is used as a means of station identification.

Call sign

7. Is the maximum penalty for an individual who violates the provision of the radio laws and
regulations?
P2,000.00 or one (1) year imprisonment, or both

8. A radio service intended for the transmission of information relating to air navigation preparation
for safety of flight is called.
Aeronautical fixed service

9. The minimum requirement for one to quality for Restricted Radio Operator Certificate (RROC) pilot
examination.
Holder of an aircraft pilot license

10. Aircraft stations are not allowed to carry.

Commercial messages

11. Aircraft stations are allowed to contact.

Aeronautical ground stations

12. Should be done to the radio transmitter before ditching the aircraft.
Switch to continuous emission

13. Control that should be adjusted to reduce the noise while receiver is on standby.
Squelch

14. Where must an aircraft pilot put his license?

Must be carried in person or at the aircraft.
15. Frequency range for High Frequency (HF)
3-30 MHZ

16. Republic Act 3846 as amended is better known as

Radio Control Law

17. The international distress frequency for radio telephone

2182 KHz

18. The VHF universal simplex channel for emergency and distress communication
121.5 MHZ

19. Where should an aircraft station license be posted?

Must be carried along by the operator at all times while on duty

20. An equipment capable of converting electrical signal into audio signal

Speaker

21. What should an operator do if the original operator license is lost?

Notify NTC and file for a duplicate copy immediately

22. Controls that are allowed to be adjusted by an aircraft radio operator

channel selector switch, volume control, and on and off switch

23. The international radio telephone urgency signal

Pan Pan *situational*

24. After passing the exam, within what period of time is it required to file the application for operator’s
certificate or permit?
1 year or twelve (12) months

25. Which of the following may be a ground for the revocation of a radio operator’s certificate?
Willful destruction of a radio equipment

26. What is the Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) frequency?

121.5 MHZ / 243 MHz

27. Radio equipment capable of giving horizontal preference before and after landing?
Instrument Landing System (ILS)

28. Guides the aircraft horizontal alignment

Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)

29. What is not a radio navigation aid?

Volt ohmmeter

30. In a noisy environment, how do you call through radio?

Cup the microphone and speak normally

31. Which organization is responsible for the international regulation of radiotelephone?

 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

32. What is the specialized agency of the United Nations whose mandate is to ensure the safe, efficient
and orderly evolution of civil aviation globally?
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

33. UN – United Nations

34. Who heads the NTC Commission?

Commissioner

35. An agreed upon frequency where stations attempt to contact to each other
Calling Frequency

36. Frequency used for sky wave propagation

HIGH FREQUENCY

37. Your instructions received, understood and will be complied with.

WILCO

38. Spoken at the end of a transmission to indicate to the other station that it is their turn to transmit. “My
transmission is ended and I expect a response from you”.
OVER

39. International expression to indicate that silence has been imposed on the frequency due to a distress
situation. The aeronautical phrase is
“STOP TRANSMITTING, MAYDAY”

40. I have received all of your last transmission.

ROGER

41. I have received your message Number ___.

ROGER NUMBER

42. Transmitter wherein the aircraft can be located.

ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter)

43. Surcharge for Renewal

100%

44. Convert Elect. Energy to sound energy

Speaker

45. Secrecy of Communication must be observed by the operators of all radio stations except?
Broadcast stations

46. In what VHF band are most of the aircraft telephone communications made?
 118-132 MHz

47. With regards to air-ground communications, what is the order of the priority for communication on
a channel which is used for point to point as well as air-to-ground contact. Priority is for?
Air-to ground and ground-to-air

48. Radio communication between an aircraft and ground station is normally limited to?
Operational messages

49. A radio station, ground or aircraft operated in the aeronautical communications service is called?
Fixed service station

50. How should an aircraft flying over the sea signal its position?
by distance from nearest radio beacon

51. What is the ICAO prefix for a meteorological message intended for an aircraft in flight is about to
take-off?
AMT

52. What type of radio waves is most suitable for aircraft direction finding?
Vertical polarized waves

53. In radiotelephone communications, what word is spoken to denote that an error has been made in the
transmission?
Correction

54. Radiotelephone equipment not in regular use should be tested?

Before use only

55. What type of information is generally included in the broadcast service known as NOTAM?
Information concerning establishments, conditions and changes in aid to navigational landing
hazards (ICE, CCNLH)

56. During difficult communications contact conditions, the station call sign maybe transmitted?
as many as needed to make the contact

57. The procedure signal separates the body of the message from both the ending and the heading
Standby

58. In the event that an aircraft is in distress, how often should the distress message be repeated
3 times only

59. Within what period of time after receiving the report of rating in the examination should an
application for operator certificate or permit be filed?
1 year
60. Which of the following may be a ground for the revocation of a radio operator certificate?
Transmission of irrelevant information

61. What is the minimum age requirement for an application for Restricted Aircraft Radio License
operator permit?
18 years old

62. In general, what language should be used in radiotelephone communication between an aircraft and a
ground station in the international service?
English

63. An instrument used to determine the range, altitude, direction or speed of an aircraft is known as
Radar

64. To minimize and avoid interference, an operator must

listen first before transmitting

65. Upon a distress call, all stations should

cease all transmission interfering with distress traffic

66. What is the frequency station move onto once the contact is established?
Working Frequency

67. What is the emergency frequency for voice distress alerting for a military aircraft?
243 MHz

68. What is the frequency range for audio frequency signal?

3kHz – 30 KHz (LF)

69. What is the decameter band, known as the sky wave propagation?
3-30MHz (HF)

70. What is the ideal bandwidth for short distance terrestrial communication?
30-300GHz (VHF)

71. What frequency band is not allowed for aeronautical service?

200-216 MHz

72. What is the International Radio Urgency Signal (IRUS)?

PAN

73. What is the International Radiotelephony Safety Signal (IRSS)?

SECURE

74. It is the international expression to indicate that silence has been imposed on the frequency due to a
distress situation. The aeronautical phrase is “STOP TRANSMITTING”
SEELONCE MAYDAY
75. Any specification for physical characteristics, configuration, performance, personnel or procedure, the
uniform application of which recognized as desirable in the best interest of safety, regularity or
efficient international air navigation is called
Rules and Regulations

76. Which case may be ground for the revocation of a radio operator certificate?
willful false statement made in the application for

77. Radio control law for individual is?

2000

78. The frequency allocated for aircrafts ranges b+w?

108-118 KHz

79. Radio law as amended was under Republic Act Number?

3846

80. Super high frequency is?

3,000 – 30,000 MHz

81. What is meant by “roger”?

“received and understood”

82. Who will decide to send distress signal?

The PIC or person responsible for the aircraft

83. When making a contact, how many seconds waiting time should be calling again in unheard?
10 seconds

84. Distress message shall contain as message as possible:

Distress. Urgency. Flight safety. Flight regulatory, Meteorological Direct finding

85. Plan taxi route for departure or arrival

ATIS

86. Actual weather condition encounter by an aircraft

AIREP

87. Established to provided select flight services

ATS

88. An aircraft is no longer in distress

Seelonce Feenee

89. Report when bad weather occurs

Pirep

90. Established for safe traffic

 Control Tower

91. What is blind transmission?

Transmission from one station to another station in circumstances where two-way
communication cannot be established but where it is believed that the called station is able to
receive the transmission

92. Tower response “with readable”

Signal strength – 4

93. Tower response “with difficulty”

Signal strength – 3

94. Stop transmitting mayday

SEELONCE MAYDAY

95. Tower response “with readable now and then”

Signal strength – 2 *situational*

96. Tower response “with unreadable”

Signal strength – 1

97. Tower response “with perfect readable”

Signal strength – 5

98. How to pronounce 121.5?

Wun Two Wun Day See Mal Fife

99. When operations are of different time zone, how should the date and time of the day be expressed if it
is 4:20 PM (EST) of the 16th day of the month?
161620E

100. UHF band is?

300 mhz-3 Ghz

101. Aircraft PR123 is requesting a signal check from Manila tower. How should Manila Tower respond if
the signal is readable but with difficulty?
Papa Romeo Wun Too Tree. This is Manila Tower Reading Your Strength Three. Over.

102. What should be done before transmitting over a radio to avoid interference?
Listen before transmitting

103. What is the correct priority of radio messages in the aeronautical service?
Distress, Urgent, Communication (Relating to Direction Finding), Flight Safety, Meteorology,
Flight Regularity Message (DUCFsMFrm)

104. What is normally used for ATS broadcast?

Discreet VH Frequency and/or VOR
 105. It is established to provide a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic of an airport.
Letter C (Control Tower)

106. When making initial contact with the air control tower, the pilot of the aircraft Cessna-NBZQ should
say “This is…”
November Bravo Zulu Quebec

107. An aircraft station that is not in distress should transmit the distress message only when?
ALL OF THE ABOVE

VLF- Very Low Frequency 3-30KHz (audio frequency range)

LF- Low Frequency 30-300KHz

MF- Medium Frequency 300 khz-3mhz

HF - High Frequency 3-30MHz (the decameter band, known as the sky wave

propagation)

VHF - Very High Frequency 30-300MHz (the ideal bandwidth for short distance terrestrial

communication)

UHF- Ultra High Frequency 300mhz-3ghz 300mhz-3000mhz

SHF- Super High Frequency 3-30 GHz

EHF- Extremely High Frequency 30-300ghz

EHF- Extremely High Frequency 30-300GHz