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Radiotelephone Handbook
Radiotelephone Handbook
CGTTP 6-01.1A
January 2013
Commander
United States Coast Guard
Force Readiness Command
CGTTP 6-01.1A
16 JAN 2013
RADIOTELEPHONE HANDBOOK
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WOLTER.
WILLIAM.
J.1137530267
WILLIAM J. WOLTER
Captain, U. S. Coast Guard
Chief, FORCECOM TTP Division (FC-P)
By Direction of Commander,
Force Readiness Command
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................... 1
2. Notes, Cautions, Warnings ............................................................. 1
3. Basic Operating Rules .................................................................... 1
4. Message Fundamentals ............................................................... 10
5. BEADWINDOW Procedures .......................................................... 12
6. Radio Checks................................................................................ 12
7. Radio Silence on Directed Nets .................................................... 14
8. Distress, Urgent, and Safety Communications ............................. 14
Appendix A: Glossary & Acronyms..................................................A-1
Appendix B: Authorized Procedure Words (Prowords) ................... B-1
Appendix C: Essential Elements of Friendly Information (EEFIs) ..... C-1
Appendix D: Common Frequencies ................................................ D-1
Index ............................................................................................... I-1
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1. Introduction
2. Notes,
Cautions,
Warnings
NOTE:
CAUTION:
WARNING:
3. Basic
Operating
Rules
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3.a. Prohibited
Practices
3.b. Operating
the Radiotelephone Set
Be alert.
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3.c. Phonetic
Alphabet
Phonetic
Spoken As:
ALFA
AL-FAH
BRAVO
BRAH-VOH
CHARLIE
CHAR-LEE
DELTA
DELL-TAH
ECHO
ECK-OH
FOXTROT
FOKS-TROT
GOLF
GOLF
HOTEL
HOH-TELL
INDIA
IN-DEE-AH
JULIETT
JEW-LEE-ETT
KILO
KEY-LOH
LIMA
LEE-MAH
MIKE
MIKE
NOVEMBER
NO-VEM-BER
OSCAR
OSS-CAH
PAPA
PAH-PAH
QUEBEC
KEH-BECK
ROMEO
ROW-ME-OH
SIERRA
SEE-AIR-RAH
TANGO
TANG-GO
UNIFORM
YOU-NEE-FORM
or OO-NEE-FORM
VICTOR
VIK-TAH
WHISKEY
WISS-KEY
X-RAY
ECKS-RAY
YANKEE
YANG-KEY
ZULU
ZOO-LOO
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Spoken As:
Figure
Spoken As:
ZE-ROH
FIFE
WUN
SIX
TOO
SEV-UN
TREE
AIT
FOW-ER
NINE-ER
Figure
Spoken As:
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FOW-ER FOW-ER
500
7000
16,000
14,899
3.e. Decimal
Points
NOTE:
3.f. Spelling
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3.h. Abbreviations
3.i. Dates
3.j. Initials
3.k. Roman
Numerals
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3.l. Punctuation
NOTE:
Punctuation Mark
Spoken As:
Colon (:)
COLON
Comma (,)
COMMA
DAY-SEE-MAL
Hyphen (-)
HYPHEN
SLANT
Parenthesis (( ))
BRACKETS ON/BRACKETS
OFF
Period (.)
QUESTION MARK
Semicolon (;)
SEMI-COLON
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3.m. How to
Call and Reply
NOTE:
Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
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OUT
No response required.
WAIT
WAIT OUT
3.n. Coast
Guard Voice
Call Signs
3.n.1. Land
Units
3.n.2. Vessels
3.n.3. Aircraft
and Small Boats
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3.n.4. Search
and Rescue
(SAR)
NOTE:
4. Message
Fundamentals
4.a. Message
Elements
NOTE:
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4.c. Sending
Message Traffic
NOTE:
4.d.1. Portions
of a Message
Not Received
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4.d.2. Portions
Between Two
Words Not
Received
4.e. Receipt of
Messages
4.f. Canceling a
Transmission
Keep originators informed about message traffic nondelivery using unit SOPs.
5. BEADWINDOW
Procedures
NOTE:
6. Radio
Checks
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Readability
Fading: Signal
alternates between
strong and weak.
Intermittent: Signal
alternates between readable
and unreadable.
Unreadable: Quality is so
bad transmission cannot be
understood.
NOTE:
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7. Radio
Silence on
Directed Nets
8. Distress,
Urgent, and
Safety Communications
8.a. Distress
Communications
NOTE:
NOTE:
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NOTE:
Step
Action
1.
2.
3.
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8.a.1. Receipt of
Distress
Messages
Action
Transmit the following:
a. Distress signal MAYDAY, spoken once.
b. The distressed units name, call sign,
and/or MMSI (if the initial alert was sent by
DSC), spoken once.
c. The proword THIS IS.
d. The call sign of the unit acknowledging
receipt.
e. The words RECEIVED MAYDAY.
2.
3.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
Action
1.
2.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
Action
1.
2.
3.
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8.a.4. Imposing
Radio Silence
during SAR
Operations
4.
5.
Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
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8.a.5. Lifting
Radio Silence
after SAR
Operations
Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.b. Urgent
Communications
The urgency signal PAN-PAN (pronounced PAHNPAHN) indicates the calling station has an urgent message
to transmit concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft, other
vehicle, or the safety of a person.
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NOTE:
8.b.1. Urgent
Message Details
NOTE:
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8.c. Safety
Communications
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Abbreviated Procedure
Address Group
BEADWINDOW
Bridge-to-Bridge
Radiotelephone
Call Sign
CC
Command center.
CFR
COMMSKED
Communication schedule.
Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC)
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Delayed Executive
Method
Directed Net
DTG
Essential Elements of
Friendly Information
(EEFIs)
Flash Message
Precedence
Free Net
Full Procedure
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Immediate Message
Precedence
kHz
Kilo hertz.
MAYDAY
MHz
Mega hertz.
MMSI
Operating Signal
(OPSIG)
PAN-PAN
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POB
Persons on board.
Priority Message
Precedence
Procedure Word
(Proword)
Routine Message
Precedence
SAR
SECURITE
SILENCE FINISHED
SILENCE MAYDAY
SMIB
SOP
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UMIB
USB
USCG
UTC (Coordinated
Universal Time)
VHF
ZULU Time
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Appendix B:
Authorized Procedure Words (Prowords)
Proword
Explanation
ACKNOWLEDGE
ALL AFTER
ALL BEFORE
ANSWER AFTER
ASSUME CONTROL
AUTHENTICATE
AUTHENTICATION IS
()
BREAK
CALL SIGN
CLOSE DOWN
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Proword
CORRECT
Explanation
You are correct.
What you have transmitted is correct.
CORRECTION
DISREGARD THIS
TRANSMISSION - OUT
DO NOT ANSWER
EXECUTE
EXECUTE TO
FOLLOW
EXEMPT
FIGURES
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Proword
Explanation
FLASH
FROM
GRID
GROUPS
GROUP NO COUNT
I AM ASSUMING
CONTROL
I AUTHENTICATE
IMMEDIATE
IMMEDIATE
EXECUTE
INFO
I READ BACK
I SAY AGAIN
I SPELL
B-3
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Proword
Explanation
I VERIFY
MESSAGE
MORE TO FOLLOW
NEGATIVE (NEGAT)
No.
Cancel message(s) sent by the delayed executive
method. (Note: NEGAT can be used to cancel a
single message or a group of messages awaiting
execution.)
NO PLAY
NOTHING HEARD
NUMBER
OUT
OVER
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Proword
Explanation
PRIORITY
READ BACK
RELAY (TO)
RELAY THROUGH
ROGER
ROUTINE
SAY AGAIN
SEND YOUR ()
SERVICE
SIGNALS
SILENCE (Repeated
three or more times)
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Proword
Explanation
SILENCE LIFTED
SPEAK SLOWER
THIS IS ()
THIS IS A DIRECTED
NET
THROUGH ME
TIME
TO
() TO ()
UNKNOWN STATION
USE ABBREVIATED
CALL SIGNS
USE ABBREVIATED
PROCEDURE
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Proword
Explanation
USE FULL
PROCEDURE
VERIFY
WAIT
WAIT - OUT
WILCO
WORD AFTER
WORD BEFORE
WORDS TWICE
WRONG
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Appendix C:
Essential Elements of Friendly Information
(EEFIs)
As detailed in reference (b), standardized EEFIs identify specific information
items which, if acquired by an adversary, degrade the security of military
operations, special projects, etc. Each EEFI has an appropriate key word or key
number for ease of training and rapid understanding of BEADWINDOW
reports (see paragraph 5). If needed, operational commanders can develop
additional EEFIs for specific operations or exercises.
BEADWINDOW
Code
EEFI Description
Position
01
Capabilities
02
Operations
03
Electronic
Warfare (EW)
04
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Personnel
05
Communications
Security
(COMSEC)
06
Wrong Circuit
07
08
09
10
Example:
NOTE:
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Appendix D:
Common Frequencies
D.1. Distress
Frequencies
NOTE:
156.8 MHz
(channel 16)
2182 kHz
2187.5 kHz
4125 kHz
156.525 MHz
(channel 70)
4207.5 kHz
6215 kHz
6312.0 kHz
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8291 kHz
8414.5 kHz
12,290 kHz
12,577.0 kHz
16,420 kHz
16,804.5 kHz
121.5 MHz
123.1 MHz
243.0 MHz
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D.2. Common
Working
Frequencies
2670 kHz
156.45 MHz
(channel 9)
156.65 MHz
(channel 13)
Bridge-to-Bridge Navigation.
156.375 MHz
(channel 67)
Bridge-to-Bridge Navigation
(Gulf of Mexico).
D-3
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Index
Abbreviations ......................................................................................... 6
Basic operating rules.............................................................................. 1
BEADWINDOW procedures ................................................................. 12
Calling and replying................................................................................ 8
Common frequencies
Distress .......................................................................................... D-1
Working ......................................................................................... D-3
Dates ...................................................................................................... 6
Decimal points ....................................................................................... 4
Distress communications ..................................................................... 14
Distress call ..................................................................................... 15
Distress message ............................................................................. 16
Receipt of distress messages .......................................................... 17
Responding unit actions .................................................................. 19
EEFIs .................................................................................................... C-1
Figures ................................................................................................... 4
Initials .................................................................................................... 6
MAYDAY relay procedures ................................................................... 18
Messages
Announcing ..................................................................................... 11
Asking for repetitions ...................................................................... 11
Canceling ......................................................................................... 12
Elements ......................................................................................... 10
Portions not received ...................................................................... 11
Receipt ............................................................................................ 12
Sending............................................................................................ 11
Mixed letters and numbers ................................................................... 5
Notes, cautions, warnings...................................................................... 1
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