Procedure words or prowords are words or phrases limited to RT (radio telephone) procedure used to facilitate communication by conveying information in a condensed standard form.
To the table above were not added Distress, Urgency and Safety procedure words, for example Mayday, as their usage is explained in details in following chapters.
PROCEDURE WORD |
MEANING |
| Affirmative
Negative |
Yes/Correct
No/Incorrect |
| All after
All before |
Everything that you (I) transmitted after ...
Everything that you (I) transmitted before ... |
| Correct
Correction Wrong |
You are correct
The correct version is ... Your last transmission was incorrect; the correct version is ... |
| Over
Out
|
I have finished my turn A response is expected Go ahead, transmit I have finished my transmission |
| Radio check I read you |
Tell me the strength and clarity of my transmission The following is my reply to your request on strength and clarity of my transmission |
| Read back
I read back |
Read back the following message to me exactly as received
The following is my reply to your request to read back |
| Received | I have received your last transmission satisfactorily |
| Say again
Say again all (word) after (before) I say again |
Repeat all of your last transmission
Repeat portion of message indicated
|
| Send
Send your message |
Go ahead with your transmission
Go ahead, I am ready to copy |
| Speak slower / Speak faster I spell |
Adjust the speed of your transmission
|
| Stand by ... |
The time interval within which the information will be available follows |
| Station calling |
The identity of the station calling is unknown |
| This is ... |
This message is from the station whose designation immediately following |
| Word after ... Word before |
The word of the message to which I refer is that which follows ...
The word of the message to which I refer is that which follows ... |
Procedure words
To the table above were not added Distress, Urgency and Safety procedure words, for example Mayday, as their usage is explained in details in following chapters.
| Spinaker: Aurora, THIS IS Spinaker, RADIO CHECK, OVER Aurora: Spinaker, THIS IS Aurora, I READ YOU 3 BY 5, OVER Spinaker: Aurora, THIS IS Spinaker, RECEIVED, OUT |
An example of conversation between Spinaker and Aurora where several procedure words are used - they are written in upper case. Numbers in procedure word "I READ YOU 3 BY 5" have the following meaning: 1-bad, 2-poor, 3-fair, 4-good, 5-excellent.
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