ROC-A Practice Exam

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The penalty for an individual knowingly transmitting a false distress is:

a fine of up to $5,000.
a fine of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment for up to 12 months.
none are correct.
the surrender of the transmitter's radio equipment.

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Question2

Which of these could be the call sign of an aircraft station:

Mobile One
Staff Two-Three
CFATE
Cessna 172

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Question3

The Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Certificate is obtained by:

Paying an annual fee
Demonstrating competence through your flight instructor or drone examiner.
Demonstrating competence through testing.
Installing ISED approved equipment on board.

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Question4

The call sign used to identify a land station is

The name of your company.
Whatever is convenient.
Assigned by ISED.
The name of the person or persons operating the station.

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Question5

In case of distress, who controls communications?

The aeronautical ground or base station.
The aircraft in distress.
No one station ever controls communications.
The nearest station, aircraft or base.

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Question6

When working in different time zones, pilots and drone operators should use _____ while dispatchers should use _______.

zulu time; zulu time.
zulu time; Eastern Standard Time.
local time zone time; local time zone time.
local time zone time; zulu time.

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Question7

During a radio check, a base station indicates a readability of 1. What does this mean?

good (or readable).
poor (or readable now and then).
bad (or unreadable).
excellent (or perfectly intelligible).

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Question8

The order of priority for transmission in the aeronautical service is

Distress, urgency and communications relating to radio direction finding.
Distress, flight safety and weather warnings.
Distress, urgency and flight safety.
Distress, urgency and safety communication.

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Question9

The international VHF distress frequency is

121.5 MHz.
121.9 MHz.
123.2 MHz.
123.45 MHz.

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Question10

Radio equipment eligible for licensing in Canada must be:

Certified by Transport Canada.
Certified by ISED.
Made in Canada.
Approved by the UL committee of Industry Canada Standards.

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Question11

What does the word MAYDAY indicate?

an urgent situation.
a broadcast with a safety message.
a distress situation.
the beginning of SOS communications in which communication will become restricted.

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Question12

A pilot wants to order a pizza over the radio and wants olives on their pizza. The ground operator is having trouble understanding the pilots request, so the pilot decides to spell the word olives. How would they do that using the phonetic alphabet?

Oscar Lima India Victor Echo Sierra
Opal Lima Indigo Vince Emma Suzanne
Owl Light India Victory Earing Susan
Organ Landing Idea Vital Eager Sugar

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Question13

While ordering a pizza, the pilot has the passengers constantly yelling at them in the background with their order, while talking on the radio. Someone wants a cola then changes their mind to an iced tea. To indicate an error has been made, the pilot would say:

correction.
mistake.
I say again.
nothing. The pilot would simply restate the passengers new order.

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Question14

A pilot orders a pizza over the radio (true story). The pilot wishes to know when the pizza will arrive. The ground operator wants to tell the pilot it will arrive at 9:30 AM local. To say this on the radio, the ground operator will say

zero nine three zero hours.
two one three zero hours.
twenty one thirty hours.
zero nine thirty hours.

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Question15

The pilot wants to acknowledge that they heard the arrival time of the pizza. What word or expression would they use to indicate they have heard and understood the arrival time of the pizza?

10-4.
Roger.
Affirmative.
I receive.

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Question16

The ground controller is having a hard time taking the pilot’s pizza order request. They ask the pilot to “say again.” This means

please repeat your last transmission.
unreadable, try again when you are closer in range to us.
there is an error in your transmission, please correct yourself.
I will relay your message for you.

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Question17

The proper method to acknowledge the receipt of a distress message from aircraft C-FADA is: (assuming your station is C-FBRD)

"Mayday, C-FBRD C-FBRD C-FBRD, Received Mayday"
"Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, this is C-FBRD C-FBRD C-FBRD, Silence Mayday"
"Mayday, C-FADA C-FADA C-FADA, this is C-FBRD C-FBRD C-FBRD, Received Mayday"
"Mayday, C-FADA C-FADA C-FADA, this is C-FBRD C-FBRD C-FBRD, Mayday Relay"

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Question18

Who issues Radio Station licenses in Canada?

Transport Canada.
The CRTC (Canadian Radio Television and Communications Commission)
Canada Post
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

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Question19

What is an ELT?

an emergency locator transmitter.
an enhanced location transmission.
an emergency landing trace.
an expanded locate trim indicator.

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Question20

Before talking on the radio, you should

ensure the frequency is clear.
ensure you are on the correct frequency,
know what you want to say before you transmit.
all are correct.

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Question21

Which of the following expressions follows proper radiotelephone procedures?

Affirmative, Air Bravo Four Two Three.
Over and Out, Air Bravo Four Two Three.
Repeat please, Air Bravo Four Two Three.
I acknowledge, Air Bravo Four Two Three.

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Question22

The frequency 121.9 MHz would be spoke:

One twenty one niner.
One two one niner.
One two one decimal niner.
One two one point niner.

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Question23

Any person having become aware of a radio communication transmitted other than by a broadcasting station or an amateur station is bound by the provisions of the Radiocommunication Act to:

not to record such communication.
report the use of the frequency to the nearest ISED office.
enter the details of the intercept in the station log.
preserve the secrecy of the correspondence.

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Question24

Call signs should be sent

As often as necessary until a reply from a station is received on the frequency.
At the discretion of the pilot in accordance with local operating procedures.
Only once during the interaction between a pilot and a base station.
At least on the initial call and when concluding the communications.

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Question25

When cancelling a distress signal, the message is addressed to

a specific station.
all stations.
ground control stations.
all answers are correct.

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