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PHONETIC ALPHABET AND FIGURE CODE
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| 1) When it is necessary to spell out call signs, service abbreviations and words, the following table shall be used: |
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LETTER - SPELLING TABLE
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Letter
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Code word
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Pronunciation of the code word
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ENGLISH
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FRENCH
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A
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Alfa |
AL FAH |
AL FAH |
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B
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Bravo |
BRAH VOH |
BRA VOH |
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C
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Charlie |
CHAR LEE (or SHAR LEE) |
TCHAH LI (or CHAR LI) |
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D
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Delta |
DELL TA |
DEL TAH |
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E
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Echo |
ECK OH |
EK O |
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F
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Foxtrot |
FOKS TROT |
FOX TROTT |
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G
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Golf |
GOLF |
GOLF |
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H
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Hotel |
HO TELL |
HO TELL |
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I
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India |
IN DEE AH |
IN DI AH |
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J
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Juliett |
JEW LEE ETT |
DJOU LI ETT |
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K
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Kilo |
KEY LOH |
KI LO |
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L
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Lima |
LEE MAH |
LI MAH |
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M
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Mike |
MIKE |
MA IK |
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N
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November |
NO VEM BER |
NO VEMM BER |
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O
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Oscar |
OSS CAH |
OSS KAR |
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P
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Papa |
PAH PAH |
PAH PAH |
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Q
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Quebec |
KEH BECK |
KE BEK |
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R
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Romeo |
ROW ME OH |
RO MI O |
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S
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Sierra |
SEE AIR RAH |
SI ER RAH |
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T
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Tango |
TANG GO |
TANG GO |
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U
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Uniform |
YOU NEE FORM (or OO NEE FORM) |
YOU NI FORM (or OU NI FORM) |
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V
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Victor |
VIK TAH |
VIK TAR |
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W
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Whiskey |
WISS KEY |
OUISS KI |
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X
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X-Ray |
ECKS RAY |
ECSS RE |
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Y
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Yankee |
YANG KEY |
YANG KI |
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Z
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Zulu |
ZOO LOO |
ZOU LOU |
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The bold syllables are emphasized
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| 2) When it is necessary to spell out figures or marks, the following tables should be used: |
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FIGURE - SPELLING TABLE
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Figure or mark to be transmitted
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Codeword |
Pronunciation
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FRENCH |
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0
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NADAZERO |
NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH |
NA-DA-ZE-RO |
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1
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UNAONE |
OO-NAH-WUN |
OUNA-OUANN |
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2
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BISSOTWO |
BESS-SOH-TOO |
BIS-SO-TOU |
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3
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TERRATHREE |
TAY-RAH-TREE |
TE-RA-TRI |
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4
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KARTEFOUR |
KAR-TAY-FOWER |
KAR-TE-FO-EUR |
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5
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PANTAFIVE |
PAN-TAH-FIVE |
PANN-TA-FAIF |
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6
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SOXISIX |
SOK-SEE-SIX |
SO-XI-SICKS |
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7
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SETTESEVEN |
SAY-TAY-SEVEN |
SET-TE-SEV'N |
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8
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OKTOEIGHT |
OK-TOH-AIT |
OK-TO-EIT |
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9
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NOVONINE |
NO-VAY-NINER |
NO-VE-NAI-NEU |
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Decimal point
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DECIMAL |
DAY-SEE-MAL |
DE-SI-MAL |
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Full Stop
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STOP |
STOP |
STOP |
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| Each syllable should be equally emphasised |
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SIGNALS TABLE
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Signal
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Pronunciation
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MEANING
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FRENCH |
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Interco
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IN-TER-CO |
IN-TER-CO |
International Code group(s) follow(s) |
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Stop
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STOP |
STOP |
Full stop |
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Decimal
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DAY-SEE-MAL |
DE-SI-MAL |
Decimal point |
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Correction
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KOR-REK-SHUN |
KOR-REK-CHEUNE |
Cancel my last word or group. The correct word or group follows |
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3) Stations of the same country, when communicating between themselves, may use any other table recognised by their administration.
For information about RT and WT procedures etc, related to safety of navigation and persons, especially where language difficulties may arise, see International Code of Signals, published by the IMO 1985. |
