IFR COMMUNICATIONS - REVISED
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602 1    1    5    Blind          On the             To all            On regional       During IFR     4    On the
                   transmission designated           available         guard             flights only        designated
                   shall be made: frequency          aeronautical      frequencies                           frequency
                                  (frequency in      stations          only                                  (frequency in
                                  use)                                                                       use)
603 1    1    5    What does       Permission for That is correct Authorized to I repeat for            4    Permission for
                   the word        proposed                       proceed       clarity or                   proposed
                   APPROVED        action granted                 under the     emphasis                     action granted
                   mean?                                          conditions
                                                                  specified
604 1    1    5    What does       One-way           One-way           Two-way           Any             4   Two-way
                   the term AIR-   communicatio      communicatio      communicatio      communicatio        communicatio
                   GROUND          n from            n from aircraft   n between         n from aircraft     n between
                   COMMUNICA       stations or       to stations or    aircraft and      to ground           aircraft and
                   TION mean?      locations on      locations on      stations or       station             stations or
                                   the surface of    the surface of    locations on      requiring           locations on
                                   the earth         the earth         the surface of    handling by         the surface of
                                                                       the earth         the                 the earth
                                                                                         Aeronautical
                                                                                         Fixed
                                                                                         Telecommuni
                                                                                         cation
                                                                                         Network
                                                                                         (AFTN)
605 1    1    5    What does       The exchange      It indicates      It indicates      My             4    It indicates
                   the phrase      of                the separation    the separation    transmission        the separation
                   BREAK BREAK     transmissions     between           between           is ended and I      between
                   mean?           is ended and      portions of a     messages          expect a            messages
                                   no response is    message           transmitted to    response from       transmitted to
                                   expected          transmitted to    different         you                 different
                                                      an aircraft      aircraft in a                         aircraft in a
                                                     station           very busy                             very busy
                                                                       environment                           environment
606 1    1    5    What does       The time after    The time of       The time at       The point to 4      The point to
                   the term        which an air      expiry of an      which an          which an            which an
                   CLEARANCE       traffic control   air traffic       aircraft is       aircraft is         aircraft is
                   LIMIT mean:     clearance will    control           given an air      granted an air      granted an air
                                   be                clearance         traffic control   traffic control     traffic control
                                   automatically                       clearance         clearance           clearance
                                   cancelled if
                                   the flight has
                                   not been
                                   commenced
607 1   1   5   When flying in   An approach      An approach      A visual         An extension 4      An approach
                accordance       by an IFR        executed by      manoeuvre        of an               by an IFR
                with IFR,        flight when      an IFR flight    executed by      instrument          flight when
                which of the     either part or   unable to        an IFR flight    approach            either part or
                following best   all of an        maintain VMC     when the         procedure to        all of an
                describes the    instrument                        weather          bring an            instrument
                term VISUAL      approach                          conditions at    aircraft into       approach
                APPROACH?        procedure is                      the              position for        procedure is
                                 not                               aerodrome of     landing on a        not
                                 completed                         destination      runway which        completed
                                 and the                           are equal to     is not suitably     and the
                                 approach is                       or better than   located for         approach is
                                 executed in                         required       straight- in-       executed in
                                 visual                            VMC minima       approach            visual
                                 reference to                                                           reference to
                                 terrain                                                                terrain
608 1   1   5   What does        That is correct Radar contact Listen out on        Establish radio 4   Establish radio
                the word                         established   (frequency)          contact with        contact with
                CONTACT
                mean?
609 1   1   5   What does        That is correct An error has      Permission for Negative, the 4       That is correct
                the word                         been made in      proposed       correct
                CORRECT                          this              action not     version is
                mean?                            transmission.     granted
                                                 The correct
                                                 version is
610 1   1   5   What does        The time at      The holding      The time at      The time at    4    The time at
                the term         which ATC        time over the    which an         which an            which ATC
                EXPECTED         expects that     radio facility   arriving         arriving            expects that
                APPROACH         an arriving      from which       aircraft         aircraft, upon      an arriving
                TIME mean:       aircraft,        the              expects to       reaching the        aircraft,
                                 following a      instrument       arrive over      radio aid           following a
                                 delay, will      approach         the              serving the         delay, will
                                 leave the        procedure for    appropriate      destination         leave the
                                 holding point    a landing will   designated       aerodrome,          holding point
                                 to complete      be initiated     navigation aid   will                to complete
                                 its approach                      serving the      commence            its approach
                                 for a landing                     destination      the                 for a landing
                                                                   aerodrome        instrument
                                                                                    approach
                                                                                    procedure for
                                                                                    a landing
611 1   1   5   What does        Consider that Permission for An error has          A change has 4      A change has
                the word         transmission proposed        been made in          been made to        been made to
                RECLEARED        as not sent   action granted my last               your last           your last
                mean?                                         transmission          clearance           clearance
612 1   1   5   What does        Let me know Pass me the           Repeat all of    Repeat all of   4   Let me know
                the word         that you have following           this message     your last           that you have
                ACKNOWLED        received and information          back to me       transmission        received and
                GE mean?         understood                        exactly as                           understood
                                 this message                      received                             this message
613 1   1   5   Which word I say again            Confirm          Read back        Verify          4   I say again
                or phrase shall
                be used in
                order to
                repeat for
                clarity or
                emphasis?
616 1   1   5   What does      Surveillance    Search and      Standard        Secondary      4    Search and
                the            airport radar   rescue          arrival route   altimeter           rescue
                abbreviation                                                   responder
                SAR mean?
617 1   1   5   What does      Air traffic     Airport         Aircraft        Automatic      4    Automatic
                the            information     terminal        terminal        terminal            terminal
                abbreviation   service         information     information     information         information
                ATIS mean?                     service         service         service             service
618 1   1   5   What does      Runway          Runway visual Radar vectors Recleared via 4         Runway visual
                the            visibility      range         requested     route??                 range
                abbreviation   report
                RVR mean?
619 1   1   5   What does      Standard        Search and      Surface         Secondary      4    Secondary
                the            snow report     surveillance    strength of     surveillance        surveillance
                abbreviation                   radar           runway          radar               radar
                SSR mean?
620 1   1   5   What does      In most cases Instrument    International In            4           Instrument
                the                          meteorologica meteorologica meteorologica             meteorologica
                abbreviation                 l conditions  l channel     l conditions              l conditions
                IMC mean?
623 1   1   5   What does      Airport         Aerodrome      Aeronautical     Aerodrome      4    Aeronautical
                the            information     identification information      information         information
                abbreviation   system          signal-area    service          service             service
                AIS mean?
625 1   1   5   What does      Area            Route           Radar aided     Radio          4    Area
                the            navigation      navigation      navigation      navigation          navigation
                abbreviation
                RNAV mean:
628 1   1   5   The time is    Four fifteen in One six one     Four fifteen    Sixteen fifteen 4   One six one
                4:15 pm.       the afternoon five              PM                                  five
                What is the
                correct way of
                transmitting
                this time if
                there is any
                possibility of
                confusion
                about the
                hour?
629 1   1   5   Before         Make sure       Listen out on   Make sure       Always write   4    Listen out on
                transmitting   that the        the frequency   that the        the message         the frequency
                the pilot      emergency       to ensure no    aircraft is     and read it         to ensure no
                should?        frequency is    interference    levelled off    during the          interference
                               tuned in at     with another                    transmission        with another
                               the same time   station                                             station
                                               already                                             already
                                               transmitting                                        transmitting
                                               will occur                                          will occur
630 1   1   5   Which word Speak slower        Words twice     Repeat          Say again      4    Speak slower
                or phrase shall
                be used if you
                want to say:
                REDUCE YOUR
                RATE OF
                SPEECH?
631 1   1   5   To indicate   Runway         Runway         Runway free     Clear of         4   Runway
                that he is no vacated        cleared                        runway               vacated
                longer
                occupying the
                active runway
                a pilot shall
                report to the
                controller:
635 1   1   5   Which word      Correction   Correct        Negative        Disregard        4   Correction
                shall be used
                to indicate
                that an error
                has been
                made in a
                transmission
                or message?
636 1   1   5   What does       Examine a    Wait and I will Establish radio Listen out on   4   Listen out on
                the word        system or    call you        contact with (frequency)            (frequency)
                Monitor         procedure
                mean:
637 1   1   5   Which word Approved          Go ahead       Cleared         I say again :    4   Cleared
                or phrase shall                                             proceed
                be used when
                giving
                authorization
                to proceed
                under
                specified
                conditions?
638 1   1   5   The correct     AFFIRMATIVE AFFIRM          YES             ROGER            4   AFFIRM
                way to say
                "yes" on the
                RT is:
639 1   1   5   What is the     RADAR        ARRIVAL        APPROACH        CONTROL          4   APPROACH
                radiotelephon
                y call sign for
                the
                aeronautical
                station
                proiding
                approach
                control (no
                radar
                service)?
640 1   1   5   What is the     APPROACH     CENTRE         CONTROL         RADAR            4   CONTROL
                radiotelephon
                y call sign for
                the
                aeronautical
                station
                indicating
                area control
                centre (no
                radar):
642 1   1   5   What phrase Read you loud Read back            Report         How do you    4   How do you
                shall be used and clear                        readability    read?             read?
                when asking
                for the
                readability of
                a
                transmission?
643 1   1   5   What is meant Readable but Readable            Unreadable     Readable now 4    Readable now
                by the phrase with difficulty                                 and then          and then
                "READABILITY
                2"?
645 1   1   5   A               Readable       Readable now Perfectly         Readable but 4    Readable but
                transmission                   and then     readable          with difficulty   with difficulty
                given
                readability
                scale of 3 is
                defined as:
646 1   1   5   Test           Test            Radio check     Test           Testing,      4   Radio check
                transmissions                                  transmission   testing
                should include
                the word(s):
647 1   1   5   What is the      Information   Weather Golf We have the       We have the   4   Information
                correct way      Golf          received     Information       ATIS Golf         Golf
                for the pilot to
                acknowledge
                that ATIS
                Information
                Golf has been
                received:
648 1   1   5   What shall the Climbing to     Climbing to    Climbing two Climbing to      4   Climbing to
                pilots read    flight level    flight level   eight zero   two eighty           flight level
                back be for    two eighty      two eight zero                                   two eight zero
                CLIMB TO FL
                280:
650 1   1   5   In case the   Inform FIS for   Obtain prior    Insert under Cancel flight   4   Obtain prior
                transponder relay to AIS       permission by   item 18 of the                   permission by
                fails before                   ATC to          flight plan                      ATC to
                the departure                  conduct the     TRANSPONDE                       conduct the
                for an IFR                     flight          R                                flight
                flight, the                                    UNSERVICEAB
                pilot shall:                                   LE and inform
                                                               ATC after
                                                               departure
651 1   1   5   A departing       Squawk 7600       Squawk 7600        Squawk 7600,      Squawk 7600 4       Squawk 7600
                aircraft          and maintain      and thereafter     maintain          and                 and thereafter
                experiencing      the heading       return to the      present           thereafter,         return to the
                radio             last assigned     route              heading for 1     regardless of       route
                communicatio      by ATC for a      indicated in       minute and        any limitation      indicated in
                n failure on an   period of 3       the current        thereafter        instructed by       the current
                IFR flight        minutes and       flight plan in     return to the     ATC, return to      flight plan in
                under radar       then return to    the most           route             the route           the most
                vectors has to:   the flight path   direct manner      indicated in      indicated in        direct manner
                                  in accordance                        the current       the current
                                  with the                             flight plan on    flight plan on
                                  current flight                       the shortest      the shortest
                                  plan                                 way               way
652 1   1   5   When an           MAYDAY,           cancel distress MAYDAY               distress       4    cancel distress
                aircraft is no    resuming                          cancelled            condition
                longer in         normal                                                 terminated
                distress, it      operations
                shall transmit
                a message
                cancelling the
                distress
                condition.
                Which words
                shall this
                message
                include?
653 1   1   5   Radio silence Technical             Urgency      Overload of   Distress traffic 4            Distress traffic
                can be          difficulties        communicatio the frequency
                imposed by an                       n
                aeronautical
                station in case
                of:
654 1   1   5   A signal sent     The aircraft is   The aircraft       The aircraft      Imminent      4     Imminent
                by                forced to         has a very         has a message     danger              danger
                radiotelephon     perform a fuel    urgent             to transmit       threatens the       threatens the
                y consisting of   dumping           message to         concerning        aircraft and        aircraft and
                the spoken        procedure         transmit           adverse           immediate           immediate
                word MAYDAY                         concerning         weather           assistance is       assistance is
                MAYDAY                              the safety of      conditions         required            required
                MAYDAY                              a ship, aircraft   along its route
                means:                              or vehicle         of flight
655 1   1   5   The urgency       Name of the       Aircraft call      Aircraft call     Aircraft        4   Aircraft call
                message to be     station           sign,              sign, nature of   identification,     sign, nature of
                sent by an        addressed,        destination        the urgency       aerodrome of        the urgency
                aircraft          present           airport, ETA at    condition,        departure,          condition,
                reporting an      position,         destination,       pilots            level and           pilots
                urgency           assistance        route of flight    intention,        heading             intention,
                condition shall   required                             present                               present
                contain at                                             position, level                       position, level
                least the
                following
                elements/det
                ails:
656 1   1   5   Which of the      The urgency       The urgency
                                                            There is no               ATC           4     The urgency
                following         communicatio      communicatio
                                                            difference                clearances          communicatio
                statements is     ns have           ns have regarding                 have the same       ns have
                correct?          priority over     priority over
                                                            priority                  priority as         priority over
                                  all the other     all the other
                                                            between                   urgency             all the other
                                                            distress                  communicatio
                                  communicatio communicatio communicatio              ns                  communicatio
                                  ns           ns, except   ns and                                        ns, except
                                               distress     urgency                                       distress
                                                            communicatio
                                                            ns
657 1   1   5   A signal sent     An aircraft on    Imminent        The aircraft is   The aircraft    4   The aircraft
                by                final approach    danger          diverting from    has a very          has a very
                radiotelephon     is starting the   threatens the   the route         urgent              urgent
                y consisting of   missed            aircraft and    cleared           message to          message to
                the spoken        approach          immediate       because of a      transmit            transmit
                words PAN         procedure         assistance is   thunderstorm      concerning          concerning
                PAN, PAN                            required        and asks for      the safety of a     the safety of a
                PAN, PAN PAN                                        immediate re-     ship, aircraft      ship, aircraft
                means:                                              clearance         or other            or other
                                                                                      vehicle, but        vehicle, but
                                                                                      immediate           immediate
                                                                                      assistance is       assistance is
                                                                                      not required        not required
660 1   1   5   Weather           30 minutes        20 minutes      60 minutes        50 minutes     4    30 minutes
                information
                contained in
                the ATIS is
                updated
                every:
661 1   1   5   HF Frequency 3,000 to               3,000 to        300 to 3,000      300 to 3,000   4    3,000 to
                bands are    30,000 KHz             30,000 MHz      MHz               KHz                 30,000 KHz
                between:
662 1   1   5   During          cleared to taxi cleared to          return to         cleared to     4    cleared to
                communicatio                    take-off            parking           line-up and         take-off
                ns failure,                                                           hold
                using light
                signals, a
                steady green
                signal to an
                aircraft on the
                ground
                means:
663 1   1   5   What shall a      proceed to        land at         continue to fly   proceed to    4     land at
                pilot do if he    destination,      nearest         to destination,   alternate           nearest
                lost              land and          suitable        if not possible   aerodrome           suitable
                communicatio      report to         aerodrome       then to           mentioned           aerodrome
                n while flying    nearest ATS       and report to   alternate         and report to       and report to
                under VFR:        Unit.             nearest ATS     airport.          nearest ATS         nearest ATS
                                                    Unit.                             Unit                Unit.