Radio

Question 1

What is the appropriate initial call to control?

Answer 1

“Control, control, (call sign), over”

Question 2

What is the term if back up is needed?

Answer 2

“All units”

Question 3

How do you answer a call from control?

Answer 3

“Control, control this is Call sign, go ahead, over.”

Question 4

What is the appropriate word when you cannot currently talk?

Answer 4

Standby

Question 5

What is the appropriate word when you cannot currently talk and will not be able to for a while?

Answer 5

Call back in…mins

Question 6

What will control say if they need you to answer immediately?

Answer 6

Urgent call

Question 7

How do you end a call?

Answer 7

Nothing more

Out

Question 8

How do you acknowledge a message?

Answer 8

received

Question 9

How do you ask the person to clarify and check information is correct?

Answer 9

……. read back, over.”
“reading back…….”
“…that is correct.”

Question 10

How to you change something you have got wrong?

Answer 10

“correction, …..”

Question 11

How do you say yes and no?

Answer 11

negative, yes yes

Question 12

How would you communicate a long message?

Answer 12

Split into sections
Ask for a “read back so far.” on each section
“reading back so far.”

Question 13

If you want someone to share the same information again

Answer 13

“Say again” or “repeat”

response “I say again….” or “repeating…”

Question 14

What do you say if you do not understand the information?

Answer 14

“explain” or “please clarify”

Question 15

To show compliance with a task

Answer 15

“will do”

Question 16

How do you convey numbers, i.e. dates, time etc.

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

What is the acronym for person details?

Answer 17

Name
Age
Sex
Colour
Height

Question 18

How do you ask for a vehicle check?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

How do you request a person check?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

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

Answer 20

W1
W2
W9
B1 
B2
B9
A1
A2
A3
A9
M1
M2
O1
O9

Question 21

Officer identified ethnicity

Answer 21

White N E 1
White S E 2
Black 3
Asian 4
South East Asian 5
Arabic/ North African 6
Unknown 7