Roc-A Practice Exam - 1.0 Radio Communications

Between ground stations and aircraft, who controls all matters relating to the order and time of transmission, the choice of frequency and the duration and suspension of communications?

The pilot.

The ground station.

The Radio-telecommunications board.

The aircraft.

The internationally recognized phonetic alphabet is required...

By all non-native English-speaking pilots.

By all pilots who operate outside of VFR minimums.

Only by advanced-rating pilots.

To be used whenever isolated letters or groups of letters are pronounced separately, or when communication is difficult.

When it comes to radio communications in general, you should note that...

Only ATC related communications are to be considered private communications.

No messages are to be considered private communications due to the public nature of VHF radio.

Only official Governmental messages are to be considered private communications.

All messages are to be considered private communications.

During radio communications, 12:00 noon is expressed...

As 12 post meridian.

As 1200.

As one-two-oh-oh.

As 2400.

When considering the priority for VHF communications, which one of the following are listed correctly from highest to lowest priority...

Urgency, Flight Safety, Communications relating to radio direction-finding, Distress.

Distress, Urgency, Government messages, Flight Safety.

Flight Safety, Urgency, Distress, All other aeronautical communications.

Distress, Urgency, Flight Safety, Meteorological.

Which of the following types of communication is strictly prohibited?

A PIREP (pilot report) on changing weather conditions.

Any profanity and obscene language.

Flight safety or meteorological messages.

Any emergency call that turns out to actually not be an emergency.

If the station called is not in agreement with the calling station on the working frequency or channel to be used...

It shall stop all other communications and make the last incoming transmission the priority.

It shall ignore the incoming communication and await other transmissions.

It shall transmit an indication of the working frequency or channel to be used.

It shall respond by clicking the microphone to indicate communications have been received.

PIPER CHARLIE FOXTROT X-RAY QUEBEC QUEBEC, THIS IS OTTAWA RADIO, GO AHEAD ON TOWER FREQUENCY ONE TWO TWO DECIMAL ONE, OVER. This is an example of...

A ground station to an aircraft.

One aircraft to a ground station.

One aircraft to another aircraft.

A ground station to another ground station.

The standard format in which time is expressed during radio communications is...

The twenty-four hour clock system.

Eastern standard time.

Any time zone, assuming you declare which one you are using.

The twelve-hour clock system.

In a general sense, the regulations clearly state that all radio stations...

Shall hold communications to less than 2 minutes and must initiate further communications if a longer transmission is required.

Shall be operated to the best of your ability at all times and in all matters.

Shall be operated only during daylight hours as transmissions become static after dark.

Shall be operated so as not to interfere with or interrupt the working of another radio station.

Time is usually referenced to one standard time zone known as...

Daylight Saving Time.

Pacific Standard Time.

Eastern Standard Time.

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

In communications between ground stations and aircraft stations...

The ground station shall comply with instructions given by the aircraft.

The aircraft that is largest has priority of communications with the ground station.

The aircraft closest to the ground station has priority of communications.

The aircraft shall comply with instructions given by the ground station.

When it comes to matters of distress and urgency, who has control of transmissions?

The ground station.

The station initiating the priority call.

The Governmental authority.

The aircraft station.

No person shall...

Transmit their actual location when communicating with an airport station.

Send a distress call until it is verified that the distress is an emergency.

Knowingly send or transmit any false or fraudulent distress signal, message, or call of any kind.

Initiate a transmission within a control zone.

CESSNA CHARLIE FOXTROT X-RAY QUEBEC TANGO, THIS IS CHEROKEE FOXTROT X-RAY QUEBEC QUEBEC ON FREQUENCY ONE ONE NINE DECIMAL SEVEN, OVER. This is an example of...

One aircraft to another aircraft.

A ground station to an aircraft.

A ground station to another ground station.

One aircraft to a ground station.

If the station called is in agreement with the calling station...

It shall stop all other communications and await further communications as initiated.

It shall indicate an affirmative response by clicking the radio microphone.

It shall indicate the clarity of the transmission prior to any further communication.

It shall transmit an indication that from that moment onwards it will listen on the working frequency or channel announced by the calling station.

In communications between two pilots in two different airplanes, which aircraft is the controlling station?

The aircraft station being called is the controlling station.

Both aircraft stations share control.

The aircraft containing the pilot with most experience is the controlling aircraft.

The aircraft making the call is the controlling station.

OTTAWA RADIO, THIS IS PIPER CHARLIE FOXTROT X-RAY QUEBEC QUEBEC ON FREQUENCY ONE TWO TWO DECIMAL ONE, OVER. This is an example of...

A ground station to another ground station.

One aircraft to a ground station.

A ground station to an aircraft.

One aircraft to another aircraft.

During radio communications, 12:00 midnight is expressed...

As 12am or 12 Alpha Mike.

As two-four-oh-oh.

As 2400.

As 2400 or 0000.

Radio communications between aeronautical stations should be...

Extremely detailed and specific in all matters.

Fun, fast, and of a respectable nature.

Restricted to those relating to safety and flight regularity.

Restricted to daylight hours only.

When using radio, you should speak all words...

Somewhat slower than normal so that those receiving your transmission may make notes if items need to be written down.

As loud as possible due to the noise of your aircraft.

As quickly as possible to get your information across.

Plainly and clearly to prevent words from running together.

The only situation under which you may interrupt or interfere with the normal working of another station is when...

You are about to enter a control zone.

Your fuel tanks are below 25%.

You are required to transmit a higher priority call.

You are about to enter the circuit around an airport.

Roc-A Practice Exam - 1.0 Radio Communications

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