Comms Org Flashcards
What are 4 types of broadcast
Sub area
Area
Special
Local
Cop drill
Carried out between nato ships and maritime patrol air craft
Offchance
Carried out between ships and raf fighter air craft
What are the actions to be taken on receipt for a distress message
Read it
Log it
Report it
What are the three types of circuits in the rfa
Tactical
Strategic
Distress
Who controls strategic circuits in behalf of the fleet commander
DESISS GOSCC
Define tactical communications
Comms that’s are self contained within a force or command and used for certain purposes terminated outside the radio room
What are the two tactical Comms categories
Internship maritime air
Define distress communications
Comms are those circuits used to convey messages between merchant /commercial units and hm ships and rfas during times of difficulties
Ale
Automatic link establishment
ARQ
Automatic repeat request
TCL
BCA
BCS
Traffic checklist
Broadcast control authority
Broadcast control station
Inmarsat
International commercial satellite system
What services are available via Inmarsat
Telex
Telephony
Fax data
Who is responsible for producing complains onboard ship
Leading hands