Radio Flashcards
What is the appropriate initial call to control?
“Control, control, (call sign), over”
What is the term if back up is needed?
“All units”
How do you answer a call from control?
“Control, control this is Call sign, go ahead, over.”
What is the appropriate word when you cannot currently talk?
Standby
What is the appropriate word when you cannot currently talk and will not be able to for a while?
Call back in…mins
What will control say if they need you to answer immediately?
Urgent call
How do you end a call?
Nothing more
Out
How do you acknowledge a message?
received
How do you ask the person to clarify and check information is correct?
……. read back, over.”
“reading back…….”
“…that is correct.”
How to you change something you have got wrong?
“correction, …..”
How do you say yes and no?
negative, yes yes
How would you communicate a long message?
Split into sections
Ask for a “read back so far.” on each section
“reading back so far.”
If you want someone to share the same information again
“Say again” or “repeat”
response “I say again….” or “repeating…”
What do you say if you do not understand the information?
“explain” or “please clarify”
To show compliance with a task
“will do”
How do you convey numbers, i.e. dates, time etc.
In single digits. By the 24 clock.
i.e. “time, zero one two zero” 01:20am
“Date, two five, one one, one nine nine five”
Add units i.e. feet, inches etc.
What is the acronym for person details?
Name Age Sex Colour Height
How do you ask for a vehicle check?
Control, control this is (call sign/collar number) requesting vehicle check, over”
“Call sign, call sign, this is control, what is your location? over.”
“…..location is….”
“……what is your reason for this check, over”
“…reason for check is…..”
Give details, i.e. vehicle.
Ask for Insurance, MOT, Warning markers, any S.59
How do you request a person check?
Control, control this is (call sign/collar number) requesting person check, over”
“Call sign, call sign, this is control, what is your location? over.”
“…..location is….”
“……what is your reason for this check, over”
“…reason for check is…..”
Give details, NASCH, ask for warning markers
What is the self identified code for White northern European White southern European White other Black Caribbean Black African Black Other Asian Indian Asian Pakistani Asian Bangladeshi Asian Other Mixed Black Caribbean Mixed Black African Chinese Other
W1 W2 W9 B1 B2 B9 A1 A2 A3 A9 M1 M2 O1 O9
Officer identified ethnicity
White N E 1 White S E 2 Black 3 Asian 4 South East Asian 5 Arabic/ North African 6 Unknown 7
