Member Training COMMUNICATIONS Stanley Friedman SOCM8 D 5

Member Training COMMUNICATIONS Stanley Friedman SO-CM-8 D 5 NR 2010

PROPER RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES ? n “Roger Dodger Over and OUT” n “I READ You 5 by 5” n. These n Let’s AINT Right Get Started

AUX RADIO FACILITY

AUX VESSEL FACILITY

Practice and use proper voice techniques n n n n n • • • Speak clearly and slowly! Avoid extremes of pitch Be Natural Use standard pronunciation Keep 2” distance from MIC Watch noise from surrounding area Keep messages brief and to the point With long message, pause occasionally Don’t press-to-talk until ready to talk Don’t engage mouth until brain is in gear

Use proper Pro-Words: • OVER End of Transmission (Reply Expected) • OUT End of Transmission (No Reply Expected) • • ROGER Message Received ( YES ) NEGATIVE NO • SAY AGAIN If You Need Something Repeated. NEVER Use The Word REPEAT. • MESSAGE FOLLOWS Get Ready to Write • • • BREAK WAIT OUT THIS IS I SPELL • FIGURES Separation of Sections of a Message I Must Pause a Few Seconds I Must Pause Longer Your Station Identification

Always end each transmission with either: OVER If a response is expected or if communication is to continue or; OUT If the communication is to be ended. NEVER use “OVER” and “OUT” together!! ALWAYS say OVER to STATION A. C. , C. M. , or Net Control if they originated the call Never OUT !

Letter Phonetic A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U ALFA BRAVO CHARLIE DELTA ECHO FOXTROT GOLF HOTEL INDIA JULIETT KILO LIMA MIKE NOVEMBER OSCAR PAPA QUEBEC ROMEO SIERRA TANGO UNIFORM Letter Phonetic V W X Y Z # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VICTOR WHISKEY XRAY YANKEE ZULU Spoken WUN TOO TREE FOW-ER FIFE SIX SEV-UN AIT NIN-ER ZE-RO EXAMPLES 12 A 9 B "FIGURES - ONE TWO ALFA NINER BRAVO" TS 67 R "I SPELL - TANGO SIERRA SIX SEVEN ROMEO" 081400 Z JUN 08 TIME - ZERO EIGHT ONE FOUR ZERO ZULU JUNE ZERO EIGHT RADIOTELEPHONE HANDBOOK COMDTINST M 2300. 7 A

SIGNAL REPORT -- YES RADIO CHECK -- NO n Improper Question--n n Improper Answer--n n 5 by 5 Good Buddy – Oh! The Check Is In The Mail PROPER Question--n n Anybody With a Radio Check How Do You Hear This Station PROPER Answer--n n I Hear You Loud and Clear I Hear You Weak But Readable I Hear You Loud But Distorted You Are Very Weak And Unreadable

Begin each new contact by fully identifying the intended recipient and yourself (the caller). Repeat recipient and caller identifiers two or three times and include the VHF channel identification: CALL Coast Guard Station Atlantic City. . . . Coast Guard Atlantic City This is Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel 191301. . . . channel two one alpha … Over ANSWER Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel 191301 This is Coast Guard Station Atlantic City Over After contact is established abbreviated call and answer identifiers may be used: CALL Station. AC. . Aux 301. . (message). . . Over ANSWER Aux 301. . Station. . (message) Over

Types of messages when on patrol: o Getting underway • # of POB • Current location • Intended patrol route • Comms schedule o Position and Ops report • Ops description o normal, towing, training, etc. • Position o Ocean — Lat/Lon o North Bound ICW—day board or buoy # o Securing from operations! • Position, i. e. , home dock • Request permission to secure from patrol

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