NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet Flashcards
NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet Also FAA/ITU/IMO numeric
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization - developed in the 1950’s. A treaty between the US and some European countries in fear of the expansion of the Soviet Union
What does ICAO stand for?
The International Civil Aviation Organization - specialized agency of the United Nations that has something to do with making sure all the aero-planes and such are all working properly and ensures consistency and growth in the… flight.. community and such.
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The naming of letters of an alphabetic writing system so that a letter’s name begins with the letter itself
A
Alfa/Alpha - AL fah
B
Bravo - BRAH voh
C
Charlie - CHAR lee
D
Delta - DEL tah
E
Echo - EKK oh
F
Foxtrot - FOKS trot
G
Golf - Golf
H
Hotel - HO tell
I
India - IN dee ah
J
Juliett/Juliet - JEW lee ett
K
Kilo - KEY loh
L
Lima - LEE mah
M
Mike - Mike
N
November - NOH vem ber
O
Oscar - OSS car
P
Papa - PAH pah
Q
Quebec - keh BECK
R
Romeo - ROW me oh
S
Sierra - see AIR ah
T
Tango - TANG go
U
Uniform - YOU nee form
V
Victor - VIK ter
W
Whiskey - WISS key
X
X-ray - EKS ray
Y
Yankee - YANG kee
Z
Zulu - ZOO loo
- (hyphen)
Dash
0 - ICAO/FAA
Zero
ZE-RO (ICAO)
ZEE-RO (FAA)
1 - ICAO/FAA
One - WUN
2 - ICAO/FAA
Two - TOO
3 - ICAO/FAA
Three - TREE
4 - ICAO/FAA
Four - FOW-er
5 - ICAO/FAA
Five - FIFE
6 - ICAO/FAA
Six - SIX
7 - ICAO/FAA
Seven - SEV-en
8 - ICAO/FAA
Eight - AIT
9 - ICAO/FAA
Niner - NIN-er
100 - ICAO
Hundred - HUN-dred
1000 - ICAO
Thousand - TOU-sand
. (decimal point) - ICAO/ITU
Decimal - DAY-SEE-MAL
. (decimal point) - FAA
Point
. (full stop)
Stop - STOP
What does ITU stand for?
International Telecommunication Union - a specialized agency of the United Nations that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies. Coordinates the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promotes international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, works to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, and assists in the development and coordination of worldwide technical standards.
What does FAA stand for?
Federal Aviation Administration - The national aviation authority of the United States of America. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S.
What does IMO stand for?
International Maritime Organization - a specialized agency of the United Nations with 170 members and 3 associate members. Primary purpose is to develop and maintain a comprehensive regulatory framework for shipping and its remit today includes safety, environmental concerns, legal matters, technical co-operation, maritime security and the efficiency of shipping.
Also, In My Opinion and IMHO is In My Humble Opinion, for the gentlemen
0 - ITU/IMO
Nadazero - NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH
1 - ITU/IMO
Unaone - OO-NAH-WUN
2 - ITU/IMO
Bissotwo - BEES-SOH-TOO
3 - ITU/IMO
Terrathree - TAY-RAH-TREE
4 - ITU/IMO
Kartefour - KAR-TAY-FOWER
5 - ITU/IMO
Pantafive - PAN-TAH-FIVE
6 - ITU/IMO
Soxsix - SOK-SEE-SIX
7 - ITU/IMO
Setteseven - SAY-TAY-SEVEN
8 - ITU/IMO
Oktoeight - OK-TOH-AIT
9 - ITU/IMO
Novenine - NO-VAY-NINER
Yes
Affirmative/Affirm
No
Negative
Help
Mayday/Mayday Emergency
acknowledgement of a message
Roger
ending a turn in conversation
Over
ending a conversation
Out