Radio Procedures

Question 1

Request clearance

Answer 1

“Cairns Ground, BF Twenty Two,
To Mackay, Request Clearance,
Outbound on the 126 Radial”.

“Darwin Delivery, BF Twenty Two,
to Darwin, Request Clearance.”

Question 2

Acknowledgment of clearance

Answer 2

“Cleared to Mackay outbound on the 126
Radial to first waypoint, flight planned
route, maintain 6000, Cairns Nine
Departure, departure frequency 118.4,
Cobham apron, BF Twenty Two”.

Question 3

Request taxi

Answer 3

“Darwin Ground, BF Eleven, four
POB, received November, Southern GA,
request taxi to holding point Bravo Two
Runway 11.”

Question 4

Contacting Departures (Radar)

Answer 4

“Darwin Approach, BF Twenty
Two, turning left 030, passing 1500
Climbing to 3000.”

Question 5

Departure Report to a Non-Radar Tower.

Answer 5

“Broome Tower, BF Ninety Nine,
tracking 352 from the NDB, climbing to
FL 160.”

Question 6

Contacting Centre (Radar CTA)
Climbing.

Answer 6

“Brisbane Centre, BF Twenty Two,

cleared to FL 130.”

Question 7

Contacting Centre (Non Radar CTA)
Climbing.

Answer 7

“Brisbane Centre BF Ninety Nine, 20 GNSS BRM 282 bearing, cleared FL 160, leaving 6500 estimate
first waypoint at 14.”

Question 8

Maintaining

Answer 8

“Maintaining”, is not required when
achieving the assigned level in radar
CTA.
“Brisbane Centre, Customs Ninety Nine,
maintaining FL 160.”

Question 9

Request for descent from Controlled
Airspace into Class G
(Descending On Task)

Answer 9

“Brisbane Centre, BF Twenty Two,

approaching TOPD, request descent and traffic for operations below 5000, request primary and secondary HF”

Question 10

Commencing Descent on task

Answer 10

“Brisbane Centre, and all stations NE of
Darwin, Dash 8, BF 22,
80 GNSS North East of Darwin leaving
FL 130, on descent for maritime
surveillance operations below 5000, will
call again by 30, request stop ADSB”

Question 11

Before leaving VHF make contact with

Flightwatch or Brisbane Radio using HF.

Answer 11

“Brisbane Radio, BF Twenty Two, 13318.”
“BF Twenty Two, on descent for maritime surveillance operations below 5000ft, will call again by 30, request
you hold our primary guard and SELCALL check”

Question 12

Off Task

Answer 12

“Brisbane Radio, BF Eleven,
off task time: XX, position 27 00S 159 50E,
tracking 089, request traffic and
clearance for climb FL 240, Sunshine
Coast at 0819, will call again maintaining
or by 45.”

Question 13

Contacting Centre (Non Radar G) on climb off task

Answer 13

“Brisbane Centre, BF Ninety Nine
is 120 GNSS bearing 355 from Broome,
climbing FL 170, Broome at 09.”

Question 14

Contacting Approach Radar identified

Answer 14

Darwin Approach, BF Twenty Two,

Cleared to 10 000 maintaining FL 150, received Bravo.”

Question 15

Contacting Approach Radar identified, military

Answer 15

Darwin Approach, BF Twenty Two,
Cleared to 10 000 maintaining FL 150, 4
POB, received Bravo.”

Question 16

Contacting Tower (Class D)

Answer 16

“Mackay Tower BF Three Thirty
Four, 20 DME inbound on the 089 radial
4000, Visual, received Echo, Mackay at
12, request clearance.”

Question 17

Contacting Tower (Radar)

Answer 17

“Darwin Tower, BF Twenty Two.”

Question 18

Contacting Ground

Answer 18

“Darwin Ground BF Twenty Two,

Southern GA.”

Question 19

Before Taxiing.

CTAF.

Answer 19

“Weipa Traffic, Dash 8, BF Fifty
Five, taxiing Runway 30, departing to the
North West, Weipa.”

Question 20

Before Runway entry.

ATS Frequency.

Answer 20

“Brisbane Centre, BF Fifty Five,
IFR Dash 8, 4 POB, taxiing Weipa for
Gove, Runway 30.”

Question 21

Immediately before entering the runway.

CTAF.

Answer 21

“Weipa Traffic, Dash 8 BF Fifty
Five, enters and back tracks Runway
30.”

Question 22

Departure Report, not expecting
identification.
ATS Frequency.

Answer 22

“Brisbane Centre, BF Fifty Five,
departed Weipa 31, tracking 332 (or
tracking to intercept 332), climbing to
8000, estimating first waypoint at 45.”

Question 23

Position Report

Answer 23

“BF Sixty Six, GUGUK at 51, Flight

Level 240, DUMAV at 41.”

Question 24

Descent (CTAF) call to CEN

Answer 24

“Brisbane Centre, BF Fifty Five, 40
GNSS on the Gove 048 radial Flight
Level 120, request traffic for descent via the XXX.”

Question 25

Inbound to Non Towered Aerodrome.

CTAF.

Answer 25

“Gove Traffic, Dash 8, BF Fifty
Five, 30 GNSS, on the Gove 048 radial,
on descent passing 10 000, to join
crosswind Runway 31, Gove at 21.”

Question 26

Cancelling SARWATCH

Answer 26

“Brisbane Centre, BF Fifty Five,

Gove, Cancel SARWATCH.”

Question 27

Overhead the Navigation aid.

CTAF.

Answer 27

Gove Traffic, Dash 8, BF Fifty
Five, overhead the VOR at 5000, to
conduct the Runway 31 VOR/DME,
initially outbound on the 117 radial, will
call again inbound Gove.”

Question 28

Overhead the Navigation aid.

ATS.

Answer 28

“Brisbane Centre, Customs Fifty Five
Gove 21, conducting the Runway 31
VOR/DME approach, will call again by
50.”