Phraseology

Question 1

acknowledge

Answer 1

ATC will use this to check if AC has received and understood instructions.

if you don’t understand, ask the GS to ‘REPEAT’

Question 2

Affirm

Answer 2

‘Yes’ respond to any questions

Question 3

Approved

Answer 3

permission granted for a non-standard request

Question 4

break

Answer 4

separation between part of a message

ATC must speak to two ACs so will use break between messages without ‘releasing’ trasmission button.

Question 5

break break

Answer 5

separation between messages between different aircrafts

Question 6

Cancel

Answer 6

Annul a previous transmision/clearance

Question 7

Check

Answer 7

‘Examine a system or procedure’

note: a reply isn’t necessary but you can do so.

Question 8

Cleared

Answer 8

authorized to proceed under conditions specified

Question 9

Confirm

Answer 9

you receive a clearance and wish to confirm part of the instructions before you repeat in full

Question 10

Contact

Answer 10

Establish communication with another frequency/station

Contact Name/serivce + frequency

Question 11

Correct

Answer 11

means ‘that is true/accurate’

do not confuse with ‘affirm’

Question 12

Correction

Answer 12

error has been made in the transmission therefore a correction is made..

Question 13

Go ahead

Answer 13

go ahead with your message

Question 14

how do you read

Answer 14

what is the readability of the transmission

Question 15

i say again

Answer 15

i repeat with emphasis

Question 16

monitor

Answer 16

listen out / monitor a frequency

Question 17

negative

Answer 17

means
No
Not correct
Permissin not granted

Question 18

Out

Answer 18

This exchange of transmission has ended and no response is exptected

Used in HF
Not in VHF

Question 19

Over

Answer 19

My transmission has ended and I expect a response from you

Used in HF
Not in VHF

Question 20

Read back

Answer 20

repeat all or specific part of the message exactly as received

Question 21

ReCleared

Answer 21

A new clearance decision supercedes the previous one

Question 22

Report

Answer 22

Pass information

ex: ATC wants you to report your visual reference point

Question 23

request

Answer 23

’ I would like to know’

ex: pilot ‘requests’ the QNH or airfiled weather

Question 24

Roger

Answer 24

‘I have received your transmission’

IT CANNOT BE USED AS
-reply to a ‘read back’
-replty as direct answer in Affirm or Negative

Question 25

Say again

Answer 25

repeat all or part of your transmission

Question 26

speak slower

Answer 26

reduce speech rate

Question 27

stand by

Answer 27

wait and i will call you
no response is expected

Question 28

Unable

Answer 28

cannot comply with…

Question 29

Wilco

Answer 29

understood and will comply

Question 30

words twice

Answer 30

sending every word twice in a transmission (when communication is difficult)

Question 31

Climb/Descend

Answer 31

request to ascend/descend to a particular FL or altitude

Note that the readback starts with ‘leaving X, Climbing Y..’

ex:
GS
G-JM, Climb to FL50

AC
Leaving 2000 ft, climbing to FL50, G-JM

Question 32

Expedite

Answer 32

when a higher than normal rate of climb or descent is required

GS:
G-AB, Expediate descent to FL40

AC:
Expediting descent to FL 40, G-AB

Question 33

Request to file a flight plan

Answer 33

when pilot wants to file the flight plan via transmission

Question 34

Ready to copy

Answer 34

when Ground services is ready to take on instructions from pilot

ie

G-GM, Read to copy

Question 35

Broadcast

Answer 35

message related to air nav, not addressed to a specific station..

ie
broadcasted to all aircraft in flight.

no response required

Question 36

Significant point

Answer 36

specific geographical location used in defining an ATS route or flight path of an aircraft

Question 37

Way point

Answer 37

specific geogrpahical location used to define an area nagivation route or the flight path of an aircraft emplying area navigation

Question 38

Blind transmission

Answer 38

transmission from one station to another in circumstances where two way communication cannot be established but the called station can receive the transmissions