NTC REVIEWER I

A radio service intended for the

transmission of information relating to
air navigation preparation for and
safety of flight is called.
✓ Aeronautical Fixed Service
Aircraft stations are allowed to
contact.

✓ Aeronautical Ground stations

Frequency range for High
Frequency (HF)

✓ 3-30 MHz
The VHF universal simplex
channel for emergency and
distress communication
✓ 121.5 MHz
Controls that are allowed to be
adjusted by an aircraft radio
operator
✓ Channel selector switch,
volume control, and on and off
switch.
The international radio
telephone urgency signal

✓ PAN PAN PAN

What is the Emergency Locator
Transmitter (ELT) frequency?

✓ 121.5 MHz/ 243 MHz

Radio equipment capable of
giving horizontal preference
before and after landing?
✓ Instrument Landing System
(ILS)
What is not a radio navigation
aid?

✓ Volt ohmmeter
ICAO (International Governing
Body)

✓ International Civil Aviation

Organization
Radio Frequency Range

✓ HF =
✓ VHF =
Radio Frequency Range

✓ HF = 3-30 MHz
✓ VHF = 30-300 MHz
Who heads the NTC
Commission?

✓ Commisioner
Calling Frequency - an agreed upon
frequency where stations attempt to
contact to each other, once contact is
made, stations move to a __________
✓ WORKING FREQUENCY
Frequency used for sky wave
propagation

✓ HIGH FREQUENCY (3-30

MHz)
Your instructions received,
understood and will be complied
with.
✓ WILCO
The spoken word for distress
communications.

✓ MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

Transmission has ended and a reply is
expected from a ground station, the last word
of your transmission is? "My transmission is
ended and I expect a response from you".

✓ OVER
International expression to indicate that
silence has been imposed on the frequency
due to a distress situation. The aeronautical
phrase is "STOP TRANSMITTING."

✓ SEELONCE
I have receive all of your last
transmission.

✓ ROGER
I have received all of your
message Number _____.

✓ ROGER NUMBER
Transmitter wherein the aircraft
can be located.

✓ ELT (Emergency Locator

Transmitter)
Surcharge for renewal.

✓ 100%
Critical link between control
tower & aircraft

✓ RADIO
TELECOMMUNICATION
A system used to determine the
speed, altitude range, heading of
an aircraft.
✓ RADAR
Agency responsible for the
regulation of all radio and radio
operators.
✓ NATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATION
COMMISSION/ NTC
Application for renewal of
operator's certificate shall be
filed.
✓ One month before expiry date
International radio telephone
safety signal.

✓ Securite
International radio distress call.

✓ MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

30. 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
Is used as a means of station
identification.

✓ Call Sign
Is the maximum penalty for an
individual who violates the provision
of the radio laws and regulation.

✓ 2,000 or one (1) year

imprisonment, or both
The minimum requirement for one to
quality for Restricted Radio Operator
Certificate (RROC) pilot
examination.
✓ Holder of an aircraft pilot
license
Aircraft stations are not allowed
to carry.

✓ Commercial messages
Should be done to the radio
transmitter before ditching the
aircraft.
✓ Switch to continuous
transmission
Control that should be adjusted
to reduce the noise while
receiver is on standby.
✓ Squelch
Where must an aircraft pilot put
his license

✓ must be carried in person or at

the aircraft
Republic Act 3846 as amended is
better known as

✓ Radio Control Law

The international distress
frequency for radio telephone

✓ 218.2 KHz
The VHF universal simplex
channel for emergency and
distress communication
✓ 121.5 MHz
Where should an aircraft station
license must be posted?

✓ Must be carried along by the

operator at all times while on
duty.
An equipment capable of
converting electrical signal into
audio signal
✓ Speaker
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
Which of the following may be a
ground for the revocation of a
radio operator's certificate?
✓ Willful destruction of radio
equipment
Guides the aircraft horizontal
alignment.

✓ Horizontal Situation Indicator

(HSI)
In a noisy environment, how do
you Call through radio?

✓ Cup the microphone and speak

normally
Which organization is
responsible for the international
regulation radiotelephone?
✓ International
Telecommunication Union (ITU)
What is the penalty for a
corporate company?

✓ 1k per violation
What is the penalty for an
individual who committed illegal
possession and improper use?
✓ 2 violations = 4k 300/violation
Frequency for short distance
terrestrial communication?

✓ VHF
Years of term of the ICAO
Secretary General?

✓ 3 yrs
Which frequency is not used for
aeronautical communication?

✓ 400 MHz
Military Emergency Frequency?

✓ 243 MHz
How to communicate to an
airport without tower control?

✓ Communicate/Switch to
common communication
frequency
What should done before
transmitting over a radio to
avoid interference?
✓ Listen before transmitting.
Renewal of license

✓ 1 month before expiry date

Certificate that assures aircraft
is maintained and operated

✓ Airworthiness
Expression to be used by the station
in distress when imposing silence to
any situation causing interference?

✓ SEELONCE MAYDAY
How to pronounce 121.5?

✓ Wun Too Wun DAY-SEE-MAL

FIFE
60. When operations are of different
time zones, how should the date and
time of day be expressed if it is 4:20PM
EST of the 16th day of the month?
✓ 161620E (DDHHMMZ)
When the condition concerning the
safety of the aircraft/vehicle/person-on-
board but does not require immediate
assistance is?
✓ URGENCY
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 you
strength Three. Over
Aircraft PR123 is requesting a signal
check from Manila Tower. How should
Manila Tower respond if the signal is
readable?
✓ Papa romeo wun too tree. This
is Manila Tower reading you
strength Four. Over
What is normally used for ATIS
broadcasts?

✓ Discrete VHF frequency and/or

VOR
International expression to
indicate that the distress
situation has ended.
✓ SEELONCE FEENEE
What does the term
"aeronautical station" mean?

✓ Station in the aeronautical mobile

service located on land or, in certain
instances, on board of a ship or on a
platform at sea.
What is the correct priority of
radio messages in the
aeronautical service?
✓ Distress, Urgent, Communications
(relating to direct finding), Flight
Safety, Meteorology, Flight Regularity
Messages
In a serious aircraft system failure
that requires immediate change in
route or altitude, what is the initial
communication?
✓ PAN PAN PAN
During a flight, one of the cabin crew becomes
seriously ill. In order to land promptly and obtain
medical assistance, the aircraft captain should
prefix the message with

✓ PAN PAN PAN

Blind Transmission means

✓ A transmission from one station from

another station in circumstances where two-
way communication cannot be established but
it is believed that the called station is able to
receive the transmission.
What abbreviation is used for
the term "control zone"?

✓ CTR (Control Traffic Region)

What is the air traffic service in
charge of control of local traffic,
takeoffs and landings at an airport?

✓ TOWER
Which message shall not be
handled by the aeronautical
mobile service?
✓ Radio Teletype messages
A message concerning an aircraft
being threatened by grave or
imminent danger, requiring
immediate assistance is called?
✓ Distress Message
Flight Safety Messages are

✓ Air Traffic Control Messages

A message concerning aircraft
parts and material urgently
required is:
✓ Flight regularity messages
The message addressed to an Area
Control Center "request radar
vectors to circumnavigate adverse
weather" is:
✓ Flight safety message
Correct way of transmitting the
number 3500 when indicating
altitude or a height?
✓ Three Thousand Five Hundred
What is the correct way of
transmitting 1001 as a QNH?

✓ QNH one zero zero one

During a transmission of
numbers containing decimal
point:
✓ Term DECIMAL must always
be transmitted
My message will be more
effective and understandable if I:

✓ Maintain the speaking volume

at a constant level
What is meant by a good
microphone technique?

✓ Use a normal conversation tone,

speak clearly and distinctly
You have been calling a station
without getting an answer. How long
is it recommended to wait at least
before making a second call?
✓ 10 seconds
What does the phrase "go ahead"
mean?

✓ "Proceed with your message"

What does "roger" mean?

✓ I have received your last

transmission
What does the phrase "read
back" mean?

✓ Repeat all, or the specified part,

of this message back to me exactly
as received
What does the phrase "standby"
mean?

✓ Wait and I will call you

What phrase shall be used if the
repetition of an entire message
is required?
✓ Say again
Which phrase shall be used if
you want to say "YES"?

✓ AFFIRM
90. Transponder code for radio
communication failure.

✓ 7600
In the event that a pilot is
required to make a blind
transmission, this should be
made:
✓ Twice on the designated
frequency
The distress message shall
contain as many as possible of
the following elements/details:
✓ Aircraft Call sign, nature if
distress, pilot's intention, present
position, level and heading.
What action should be taken
first by the aircraft station upon
receiving a distress message?
✓ Immediately acknowledge the
distress message
Which phenomena will normally
influence the reception of VHF
transmission?
✓ Level of aircraft and terrain
elevations
Signal Check means "Sempang
Tower this is 9M-ABC signal check
on 126.5. How do you read?"
✓ A test made on the radio apparatus
to a certain its serviceability when the
aircraft is about to depart
What do you understand by "Air
Ground Communication"

✓ Two-way communication
between aircraft and station or
location on the surface of the
earth
"Operation Normal" means

✓ Radio call passed on the radio

to indicate all operations are
functioning normal, made every 1
hour
A condition concerning the safety of an
aircraft, other vehicles or of a person on
board, but which does not require
immediate assistance.
✓ Urgency
 A condition of being threatened by
serious or imminent danger and
requiring assistance

✓ Distress
When distress or urgent traffic is
terminated

✓ SEELONCE FEENEE
Used to impose silence upon any radio
station interfering with distress calls

✓ SEELONCE MAYDAY
Report of actual weather conditions
encountered by an aircraft while in
flight

✓ AIREP
Aircraft Report - Routine often
automated report of in O flight weather
conditions such as wind and
temperature
✓ AIREP
115. Pilot Report - reported by pilot to
indicate encounters of hazardous
weather such as icing and turbulence

✓ PIREP
Message Category
1. Distress Calls, Messages and Traffic (MAYDAY
MAYDAY MAYDAY)
2. Urgency Messages, Including messages perceived by
the medical transports signal (PAN PAN PAN)
3. Direction Finding
4. Flight Safety Messages
5. Meteorological Messages
6. Flight Regularity Messages
Distress Message Elements/Details
1. Aircraft Call Sign
2. Nature if distress
3. Pilot’s intention
4. Present position, level and heading