Standard words and phrases

EXERCISE 1 What do the following standard words and phrases mean? Use the clues in column B to help you.

	A		B
	say again	a	Consider that transmission as not sent.
	break break	b	Have I correctly received the following, or did you correctly receive this message?
	standby	c	I hereby indicate the separation between parts of the message.
	speak slower	d	Permission for proposed action granted.
	report	e	I have received all of our last transmission.
	go ahead	f	Pass me following information.
	affirm	g	An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is…
	I say again	h	Wait and I will call you.
	request	i	I repeat for clarity or emphasis.
	correct	j	Proceed with your message
	break	k	A change has been made to your last clearance and this new clearance supersedes your previous clearance or part thereof.
	acknowledge	l	Repeat all, or the following part, of your last transmission.
	monitor	m	What is the readability of my transmission.
	verify	n	I hereby indicate the separation between messages transmitted to different aircraft in a very busy environment.
	contact	o	No, or permission is not granted, or your last transmission was not correct.
	readback	p	I understand your message and will comply with it.
	correction	q	Repeat it all, or the specified part of this message back to me exactly as received.
	cancel	r	Establish radio contact with.
	words twice	s	Yes.
	approved	t	Annul the previous transmitted clearance.
	negative	u	That is exactly right.
	roger	v	I should like to know, or I wish to obtain.
	recleared	w	Check and confirm with originator.
	cleared	x	Communication is difficult. Please send every word or group of words twice or, since communication is difficult, every word or group of words in this message will be sent twice.
	check	y	Authorized to proceed under the conditions specified.
	how do you read	z	Reduce your rate of speech.
	disregard	aa	Listen out on (frequency).
	wilco	ab	Let me know that you received and understood this message.
	confirm	ac	Examine a system or procedure

² EXERCISE 2 Listen to short exchanges a to u, between a pilot and controller and write down what you think the missing word is in each transmission. The words are from column A in EXERCISE 1.

a	_______________	h	________________	o	________________
b	_______________	i	________________	p	________________
c	_______________	j	________________	q	________________
d	_______________	k	________________	r	________________
e	_______________	l	________________	s	________________
f	_______________	m	________________	t	________________
g	_______________	n	________________	u	________________

EXERCISE 3 Now read the same transmissions a to u which follow and write in the correct word from EXERCISE 2 in the spaces provided.

a	C:	Southern 232 confirm you’re for bay five.
	P:	_______________, bay five, Southern 232.
b	P:	Melbourne Ground, Southern 232, request start and pushback.
	C:	Southern 232, Melbourne Ground, start and push _______________, facing west.
c	C:	Southern 232 ______________ previous clearance, cleared now amended FL 370.
d	C:	Southern 232, climb to FL 140, ______________, Qantas 10 turn left heading 170.
e	C:	Southern 232, ________________ to Singapore via flight planned route.
f	C:	Southern 232, ________________ received information Sierra.
	P:	Affirm, received Sierra, Southern 232.
g	C:	Southern 232 ________________ Departures 134.0.
h	C:	All stations general broadcast, QNH is now 1030, ahh _______________ 1003, wind 310 degrees, 15 knots.
i	C:	Southern 232, hold short Runway 20 left, ahh _______________, cross Runway 20 left.
j	P:	Singapore Clearance Delivery, Southern 232.
	C:	Southern 232, Singapore Clearance Delivery, _________________.
k	P:	Ground, Southern 232, radio check on 124.7, __________________?
l	C:	Southern 232 Runway 16 right cleared for takeoff, make left turn, ___________________ make left turn.
m	C:	Southern 232, confirm your last position X-ray Charlie Mike.
	P:	_______________, last position Delta Tango Lima, Southern 232.
n	C:	Southern 232 Taxi via Alpha Bravo and Kilo to holding point Runway 27, QNH 1016.
	P:	Via Alpha, Bravo, Kilo holding point Runway 27, Southern 232.
	C:	Southern 232, ___________________QNH.
	P:	ONH 1016, Southern 232.
o	C:	Southern 232 ________________ approaching holding point Alpha.
	P:	Wilco, Southern 232.
p	P:	Hong Kong Ground, Southern 232, ______________ taxi, received information Mike.
	C:	Southern 232, Hong Kong Ground, taxi to holding point Juliet Runway 07 left.
q	C:	Southern 232 for your information there are birds north of the intersection of taxiway Echo and Runway 14.
	P:	_________________, thanks, Southern 232.
r	C:	Southern 232 cleared to …#$%^)*&^%$#%$%#.. (Last part of message not clear).
	P:	Southern 232 __________________ all after cleared to.
s	P:	Singapore Approach Southern 232 passing 1500 climbing 7000 (spoken too fast).
	C:	Southern 232, Singapore Approach, ___________________.
t	C:	Southern 232 advise your delay.
	P:	Southern 232 ____________ one, we’re talking to our engineer.
u	P:	Ground, Southern 232 can you contact our company to let them know of our problem?
	C:	Southern 232, Singapore Ground, _________________.

² EXERCISE 4 Now listen to the full exchanges of EXERCISE 3 again and check your answers.

EXERCISE 5 For each of the situations a to k below, complete each transmission a pilot or controller would say using standard words and phrases. One has been done for you as an example.

a The pilot of Qantas 61 wishes to ask the Tower controller for the current QNH at Los Angeles Airport.

Los Angeles Tower, Qantas 61, request QNH.

b A controller instructs the pilot of Eastern 414 to climb to FL 290 and to then call ATC when the aircraft arrives at FL 290.

Eastern 414, climb to FL 290, ______________ reaching.

c The pilot of Southern 232 replies to a controller who calls and wishes to confirm POB at 265; however, the actual number of persons on board is 267.

______________, POB 267, Southern 232.

d A controller wants to make sure that the pilot of Ibisair 489 has heard the correct transponder code given as 4723.

Ibisair 489, _____________ squawking 4732.

e	A controller wishes to make sure that the pilot of Qantas 10 has heard and understood the new ATIS information which is Sierra.
	Qantas 10 _______________ received information Sierra.
f	A controller tells the pilot of Eastern 414 that he can takeoff from Runway 20 left but wants him to make a right hand turn after takeoff, istead of the expected left hand turn.
	Eastern 414 Runway 20 left cleared for takeoff, make right turn, ______________________, make right turn.
g	The controller wishes to the Qantas 67 about helicopter Alpha 2 operating at 100 feet near the threshold of Runway 26 while Qantas 61 is on short final. The controller does not require Qantas 67 to respond to the controller’s transmission.
	Qantas 67, no need to _______________, traffic is helicopter Alpha 2 operating abeam threshold Runway 26 at one hundred feet.
h	The pilot of Southern 232 responds to an initial call from Melbourne Approach and wants to tell Approach that he is ready to receive the message.
	Melbourne Approach, Southern 232, ________________.
i	Singapore Departures wants Qantas 10 to change radio frequency to 125.25 and call Singapore Centre.
	Qantas 10 _______________ Singapore Centre, 125.25, good day.
j	The pilot of Eastern 414 tells the controller that she initially cannot see nearby traffic but while speaking, she is suddenly able to see the traffic.
	Eastern 414, negative contact, ahh, ________________, traffic sighted.
k	The pilot of Qantas 67 hears all of a long transmission from Ground Control informing him of the reason for a taxiing delay and then wishes to tell the controller that he has heard all of the information. The pilot does not need to read back any of the information given.
	Qantas 67, ________________.

² EXERCISE 6 Listen to the transmissions, a to k of EXERCISE 5, and check your answers.