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Distress, urgency and radio failure: DGCA Radio Telephony (R/T) questions

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Question 1 of 5

You keep a listening watch on 121.5 MHz while crossing a remote area. What is this frequency kept for?

  • Correct answer, a: Aeronautical emergency (distress and urgency) communications
  • bGeneral air-to-air communication between pilots
  • cContinuous weather broadcasts to aircraft in flight

Question 2 of 5

How is the distress signal from a 406 MHz emergency locator transmitter detected and located after an accident?

  • aDetection by the nearest secondary surveillance radar station
  • bDetection by the operator's flight-following centre through ACARS
  • Correct answer, c: Detection by the COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue satellites

Question 3 of 5

In the maritime service, a station acknowledging a distress message by radiotelephony says MAYDAY, the distressed station's identity, THIS IS, then its own identity. What words follow?

  • aROGER MAYDAY
  • bACKNOWLEDGED MAYDAY
  • Correct answer, c: RECEIVED MAYDAY

Question 4 of 5

An aircraft fitted with ADS-B broadcasts the 'no communications' emergency status. Which transponder code tells ATC the same thing?

  • Correct answer, a: 7600
  • b7700
  • c7500

Question 5 of 5

A cargo aircraft overruns into the boundary fence at Jaipur, and fire, medical, police and ATS teams all respond. What does the aerodrome emergency plan do in such a case?

  • Correct answer, a: It coordinates the work of every agency responding on or near the aerodrome
  • bIt decides how the operator will compensate any injured passengers
  • cIt sets the timetable for repairing the fence and reopening the runway

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