Transmission Priorities Flashcards
What is the order of priority for transmission messages?
- Distress communications
- Urgency communications
- Communications relating to radio direction-finding
- Flight safety messages
- Meteorological messages
- Flight regularity messages
- Messages relating to the application of the United Nations Charter
- Government messages for which priority has been expressly requested
- Service communications relating to the workings of telecommunication service or to communications previously exchanged
- All other aeronautical communications
Which transmission has priority: Communications relating to radio direction-finding OR Meteorological messages?
Communications relating to radio direction-finding
Which transmission has priority: Messages relating to the application of the UN Charter OR Government messages for which priority has expressly been requested?
Messages relating to the application of the UN Charter
Which transmission has priority: Distress communications or urgency communications?
Distress communications
Which transmission has priority: Communications relating to radio direction-finding OR flight safety messages?
Communications relating to radio direction-finding
Which transmission has priority: Flight safety messages OR flight regularity messages?
Flight safety messages
When can you interrupt another communication?
When your communication is at a higher priority level.
What constitutes a Distress condition?
A condition of being threatened by grave and/or imminent danger and requiring immediate
assistance.
What constitutes an Urgency condition?
A condition concerning the safety of an aircraft or other vehicle, or of someone on board or within sight, but which does not require immediate assistance.
Distress communications should be conducted in accordance with the procedures outlined in this section.
These procedures shall not, however, prevent a station in distress from _______________ to attract attention, make known its position and obtain assistance.
making use of any means at its disposal