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Radiotelephone equipment using aeronautical-band frequencies aboard aircraft, in land vehicles, or at aeronautical base stations. It is an operator certificate, not permission to repair or redesign radio equipment.

Superfluous communications and profane or obscene language are prohibited. A station must also avoid interfering with other radio traffic unless it needs to transmit a higher-priority message.

No. RIC-21 states that there are no nationality or age restrictions on taking the examination or holding the certificate.

Only to the addressee or authorized agent, authorized Canadian officials, court officers, or a telecommunications operator forwarding it. The privacy restriction does not cover distress, urgency, safety, or ALL STATIONS messages.

For the life of the holder. ISED's study guide says no revalidation is required.

The professional printed exam has 25 randomly selected multiple-choice questions, is closed book, and requires a mark of 70% or more.

Ability to operate radiotelephone equipment; general knowledge of operating procedures and international safety regulations; and general knowledge of Canada's Radiocommunication Act and applicable regulations.

The aeronautical ground station normally controls the order and time of transmission, frequency choice, and duration or suspension of communications. Distress and urgency traffic are exceptions controlled by the station initiating the priority call.

Speak plainly at a constant, moderate rate, preserve normal conversational rhythm, articulate carefully, and avoid shouting, rushing, or filler sounds such as “er” and “um.”

Use the 24-hour clock as four figures: the first two are the hour after midnight and the last two are the minutes. For example, 1:45 p.m. is 1345.

Use six figures: the first two give the day of the month and the next four give the time. Add the applicable time-zone indicator when needed.

A single standard time reference prevents confusion between time zones. Local time may be used when operations occur solely within one time zone.

When isolated letters or letter groups must be spoken, when a word is difficult or unusual, when communication is poor, and when pronouncing aeronautical call signs.

Alfa, Juliett, and X-ray. These spellings in RIC-21 differ from the everyday spellings “Alpha” and “Juliet.”

TREE, FOW-er, FIFE, and NIN-er. The standardized pronunciations reduce ambiguity over radio.

Pronounce each digit separately, except whole thousands: say each digit in the number of thousands followed by “thousand.” Thus 68,009 is “six eight zero zero nine,” while 11,000 is “one one thousand.”

“One two one decimal five.” The decimal point is transmitted with the word “decimal.”

Headings use three digits. In Southern Domestic Airspace they are magnetic; in Northern Domestic Airspace they are true.

Listen long enough to ensure the transmission will not cause harmful interference. If the channel is busy, wait for a break unless sending higher-priority distress, urgency, or safety traffic.

Say the called station first, then “THIS IS,” then the calling station. A single-station call may then give the transmitting frequency and end with “OVER.”

Use it to call any station within range or within a specified area rather than one named station. The remaining call sequence follows the single-station procedure.

GO AHEAD invites the caller to transmit the message. STAND BY tells the caller not to proceed yet and should be followed by the anticipated delay in minutes.

Reply promptly with “STATION CALLING,” your own station identification, “SAY AGAIN,” and “OVER.” If you are unsure the call was for you, wait until it is repeated and understood.

OVER means the transmission is finished and a response is expected. OUT means the conversation has ended and no response is expected. “OVER AND OUT” is not standard phraseology.

Say “CORRECTION,” repeat the last correct word or phrase, and then give the corrected version.

Use “SAY AGAIN ALL BEFORE …,” “SAY AGAIN … TO …,” or “SAY AGAIN ALL AFTER …” with clearly received words marking the missing portion.

The call identifying addressee and originator, the addressee's reply, the message, and the acknowledgment or ending.

Include the station identification and keep the test to no more than 10 seconds. Report readability from 1 (bad or unreadable) to 5 (excellent or perfectly readable).

Grave and imminent danger that requires immediate assistance. This is more severe than urgency, which concerns safety but does not require immediate help.

Use the air-ground frequency already in use. If communication cannot be established, repeat the call and message on 121.5 MHz or any other available frequency.

“MAYDAY” three times, “THIS IS,” then the aircraft call sign three times. The call is not addressed to a particular station.

MAYDAY; call sign; nature of distress and help needed; commander's intentions; position, airspeed, altitude, and heading; persons aboard and injuries; other rescue information; and the call sign again, as applicable.

Repeat it at intervals until an answer is received or transmission is no longer feasible. Leave enough time between repetitions for receiving stations to reply.

Transmit the distress call and message, listen for acknowledgment, exchange further distress traffic, and activate emergency equipment such as an ELT when available and appropriate.

When the distressed station cannot transmit, further help is believed necessary, or an unacknowledged distress message has been heard even though the relaying aircraft cannot assist directly.

Monitor the frequency, establish a watch on appropriate distress frequencies if possible, seek direction-finding or radar assistance when needed, and stop transmissions that could interfere.

Say “MAYDAY,” the distressed station's call sign three times, “THIS IS,” the acknowledging station's call sign three times, and “RECEIVED MAYDAY.”

Say “MAYDAY RELAY” three times, “THIS IS,” the relaying station's call sign three times, then “MAYDAY” once and the details of the distressed station.

The station in distress or controlling the traffic uses “SEELONCE MAYDAY.” Another nearby station may use “SEELONCE DISTRESS” if imposing silence is essential.

“SEELONCE FEENEE.” The station that controlled distress traffic sends the cancellation to all stations on the distress frequencies, and search-and-rescue authorities must also be advised.

Urgency concerns the safety of an aircraft, other vehicle, or person but does not require immediate assistance. Begin the first urgency communication with “PAN PAN” spoken three times.

Urgency has priority over every communication except distress. Stations hearing it listen for at least three minutes and avoid interfering with the urgency message.

Use the air-ground frequency already in use. If contact cannot be established, repeat on 121.5 MHz or another available frequency.

PAN PAN; the addressed station or ALL STATIONS; THIS IS; aircraft identification; nature of urgency; commander's intentions; position, flight level or altitude and heading; and other useful information.

Cancel it as soon as the responsible station knows action is no longer necessary. Address the cancellation to ALL STATIONS and explain that the urgency condition has been resolved.

The equipment requires only simple external switching, has preset frequency-determining elements, and does not exceed 250 watts effective radiated power, equivalent to 400 watts peak envelope power.

Correct the underlying fault before replacing or resetting protection. Never substitute a higher-rated fuse, because doing so defeats overload protection and creates a fire hazard.

The ROC-A qualifies the person operating the radio. A station licence or exemption concerns authorization of the radio station itself; holding one does not automatically replace the other.

The station's call sign, authorized transmitting frequencies, and any special operating conditions. The licence or a copy must be available if requested by an ISED inspector.

The two listed bands from 108.1000 through 117.9750 MHz are aeronautical radionavigation. The listed assignments between 117.9750 and 136.0000 MHz cover air traffic control, general aviation, and aeronautical operational-control communications.