Comms Org

Question 1

What are 4 types of broadcast

Answer 1

Sub area
Area
Special
Local

Question 2

Cop drill

Answer 2

Carried out between nato ships and maritime patrol air craft

Question 3

Offchance

Answer 3

Carried out between ships and raf fighter air craft

Question 4

What are the actions to be taken on receipt for a distress message

Answer 4

Read it
Log it
Report it

Question 5

What are the three types of circuits in the rfa

Answer 5

Tactical
Strategic
Distress

Question 6

Who controls strategic circuits in behalf of the fleet commander

Answer 6

DESISS GOSCC

Question 7

Define tactical communications

Answer 7

Comms that’s are self contained within a force or command and used for certain purposes terminated outside the radio room

Question 8

What are the two tactical Comms categories

Answer 8

Internship maritime air

Question 9

Define distress communications

Answer 9

Comms are those circuits used to convey messages between merchant /commercial units and hm ships and rfas during times of difficulties

Question 10

Ale

Answer 10

Automatic link establishment

Question 11

ARQ

Answer 11

Automatic repeat request

Question 12

TCL
BCA
BCS

Answer 12

Traffic checklist
Broadcast control authority
Broadcast control station

Question 13

Inmarsat

Answer 13

International commercial satellite system

Question 14

What services are available via Inmarsat

Answer 14

Telex
Telephony
Fax data

Question 15

Who is responsible for producing complains onboard ship

Answer 15

Leading hands

Question 16

Once complied what is the typical protective marking of a complan

Answer 16

Secret /nato confidential depending on what publication it has come from

Question 17

What is the title given to the communications centre who is responsible for the day to day running of the broad cast

Answer 17

Broadcast control station

Question 18

Which complains are the following complan designators be found
Y
Mb
Pt

Answer 18

Y-rncp 1 ch11
Mb -marcum complan (b)
Pt-rncp lol

Question 19

3 types of complans

Answer 19

Serialised
Standard
Anti jamming

Question 20

What does carb stand for

Answer 20

Channel availability receipt broadcast

Question 21

What is a ship obliged to do if it acknowledges a distress signal

Answer 21

Render assistance

Question 22

What are the 4 categories of strategic Comms

Answer 22

MRL
broadcast
Satcom
Shipshore

Question 23

What is the difference between online and offline

Answer 23

Online-encrypted by a bid in the circuit
Offline -bedrol encrypted before you transmit

Question 24

What is the RN military satellite system called ?

Answer 24

Skynet-4/5

Question 25

3 advantages of a broadcast

Answer 25

-passive curcuit -ships do not need to receipt for signals received via the broadcast and therefore can maintain radio silence -the same signal can be sent to a large number of ships simultaneously in one transmission

Question 26

Actions to be taken for missing numbers

Answer 26

Consult the tcl Ask ships in company Obtain a re-run from the bcs

Question 27

Safety circuits

Answer 27

VHF imm 16 VHF imm ch 70

Question 28

What series of publications are used within rn/rfa for communications procedures

Answer 28

Rncp

Question 29

How many standing complans can be in force at one time

Answer 29

1

Question 30

Vhf channels

Answer 30

Rncp1 1109

Question 31

Search and rescue complan

Answer 31

Rncp1 1229

Question 32

X-ray complan

Answer 32

Rncp 1 1105 (d)