FL02: Radio Comms Flashcards
Name the 6 outcomes of communication in the National Protocol
Professional Safety Congestion Command Clarify
What is the mnemonic phrase used to remember the outcomes?
Professional Safe Cops Communicate Clearly
Why are radio standards important?
Clear & accurate information
Promote discipline
Understand the demand of channel access
What must you never use when address another officer on the radio?
First name
Nickname
Name the 4 important speech characteristics
Volume
Enunciation
Speed
Tone
What does A.B.C refer to when transmitting information?
Accuracy
Brevity
Clarity
State the steps when transmitting a message
PRESS PAUSE
SPEAK PAUSE
RELEASE
What is a common problem when transmitting a message?
Clipping Transmission, the hand/mouth coordination
What is the ‘Order of Identification’?
Calling the call sign you want first, followed by your call sign
“COMMS” “ABC12”
Why is ‘Professional’ communication important?
To avoid public scrutiny, personal comments and use of familiar names
Define priority messages
Calls that require immediate response
What is radio silence referred to as?
When all units are listening
Define ‘Dispatch Awareness’
Maintain constant awareness of locations and activities of police resources within the dispatched area
What does CAD stand for?
Computer Aided Dispatch
Define ‘Field Event’
CAD record of self initiated incidents reported by field units
State the minimum information required for a field event
Unit Call Sign
Location
Typ of event
What is does 3T mean?
Vehicle Turnover
State the mandatory information required for a 3T
Location
Vehicle registration
What happens when a field event is created in Mobile Responder WITHOUT a GPS signal?
Location defaults to the user’s home station (base)
What happens when a 3T is created in eQuip with a GPS signal?
Location will be presented to dispatch as coordinates
What happens when creating a 5K (Bail Check) in eQuip with or without a GPS signal?
Location defaults to the user’s home station
Bail address is in the text
What is the ‘Pre-Alerting Technique’?
A word or phrase used to the initial call indicating the type of call
“COMMS” “ABC12” “QV”
What are procedure words and phrases?
Words used to assist the flow of information
What are ‘Brevity Codes’?
Shorthand means of transmitting complex information or a series of ideas
What do Brevity Codes consist of?
Ten Codes
K Codes
What do Ten Codes relate to?
Unit status
What do K codes relate to?
Final disposition of an incident
Result and closure of CAD
Tabulate 10-1, 10-2, 10-3
Message for all units on channel
En route
Available
Tabulate 10-7, 10-9, 10-10
Arrived
Urgent Message
Emergency
Tabulate K1, K3, K6, K9
No further action
No offence
Written report
Arrest
When an ‘Incident Controller’ is appointed, they adopt what for the duration of the incident?
Incident Command Call Sign
What does an ‘Incident Command Call Sign’ consist of?
Word or phrase or location or nature of the event,
followed by COMMAND
