Comms Org Flashcards

1
Q

What are 4 types of broadcast

A

Sub area
Area
Special
Local

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2
Q

Cop drill

A

Carried out between nato ships and maritime patrol air craft

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3
Q

Offchance

A

Carried out between ships and raf fighter air craft

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4
Q

What are the actions to be taken on receipt for a distress message

A

Read it
Log it
Report it

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5
Q

What are the three types of circuits in the rfa

A

Tactical
Strategic
Distress

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6
Q

Who controls strategic circuits in behalf of the fleet commander

A

DESISS GOSCC

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7
Q

Define tactical communications

A

Comms that’s are self contained within a force or command and used for certain purposes terminated outside the radio room

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8
Q

What are the two tactical Comms categories

A

Internship maritime air

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9
Q

Define distress communications

A

Comms are those circuits used to convey messages between merchant /commercial units and hm ships and rfas during times of difficulties

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10
Q

Ale

A

Automatic link establishment

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11
Q

ARQ

A

Automatic repeat request

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12
Q

TCL
BCA
BCS

A

Traffic checklist
Broadcast control authority
Broadcast control station

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13
Q

Inmarsat

A

International commercial satellite system

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14
Q

What services are available via Inmarsat

A

Telex
Telephony
Fax data

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15
Q

Who is responsible for producing complains onboard ship

A

Leading hands

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16
Q

Once complied what is the typical protective marking of a complan

A

Secret /nato confidential depending on what publication it has come from

17
Q

What is the title given to the communications centre who is responsible for the day to day running of the broad cast

A

Broadcast control station

18
Q

Which complains are the following complan designators be found
Y
Mb
Pt

A

Y-rncp 1 ch11
Mb -marcum complan (b)
Pt-rncp lol

19
Q

3 types of complans

A

Serialised
Standard
Anti jamming

20
Q

What does carb stand for

A

Channel availability receipt broadcast

21
Q

What is a ship obliged to do if it acknowledges a distress signal

A

Render assistance

22
Q

What are the 4 categories of strategic Comms

A

MRL
broadcast
Satcom
Shipshore

23
Q

What is the difference between online and offline

A

Online-encrypted by a bid in the circuit
Offline -bedrol encrypted before you transmit

24
Q

What is the RN military satellite system called ?

A

Skynet-4/5

25
Q

3 advantages of a broadcast

A

-passive curcuit
-ships do not need to receipt for signals received via the broadcast and therefore can maintain radio silence
-the same signal can be sent to a large number of ships simultaneously in one transmission

26
Q

Actions to be taken for missing numbers

A

Consult the tcl
Ask ships in company
Obtain a re-run from the bcs

27
Q

Safety circuits

A

VHF imm 16
VHF imm ch 70

28
Q

What series of publications are used within rn/rfa for communications procedures

A

Rncp

29
Q

How many standing complans can be in force at one time

A

1

30
Q

Vhf channels

A

Rncp1 1109

31
Q

Search and rescue complan

A

Rncp1 1229

32
Q

X-ray complan

A

Rncp 1 1105 (d)