Provide a standardised command of aeronautical radiotelephony, message handling, and operational phraseology for both VFR and IFR environments.

Core Syllabus Areas

• Definitions, ATS abbreviations, Q-code groups, and message categories.
• General radiotelephony procedures, including phonetic alphabet, transmission of letters and numbers, time, standard words and phrases, call signs, transfer of communication, and read-back requirements.
• VFR communications, including aerodrome traffic, basic ATS exchanges, relevant weather information terms, communication-failure actions, distress and urgency procedures, and VHF propagation basics.
• IFR communications, including clearances, departure and arrival phraseology, en-route reporting, approach procedures, radar phraseology, vectoring, SSR procedures, and level changes.
• Distress and urgency procedures, including MAYDAY, PAN-PAN, and PAN MEDICAL contexts.
• Weather broadcasts and aerodrome weather terminology used in operational communication.
• Morse code as part of the traditional communication syllabus background.

Key Competencies

• Use standard ICAO phraseology clearly, accurately, and efficiently.
• Manage radio communication in both routine and high-workload phases of flight.
• Perform correct read-back, acknowledgement, and transfer-of-control exchanges.
• Handle communication failure, urgency, and distress scenarios correctly.
• Distinguish VFR and IFR communication logic while maintaining concise, disciplined radio technique.

6 Pages.