Specifications

Phonetic Alphabet ...................................................................................................... 40
Numbers ..................................................................................................................... 41
Radio Speak ............................................................................................................... 42
Standard Words and Phrases...................................................................................... 43
Commonly Used Abbreviations................................................................................. 45
Chapter 8 ............................................................................................................................... 46
Procedures for Calling and Answering ............................................................................... 46
VHF............................................................................................................................ 46
HF............................................................................................................................... 46
Calling and Answering............................................................................................... 47
Chapter 9 ............................................................................................................................... 48
Radio checks....................................................................................................................... 48
Radio serviceability checks........................................................................................ 49
Daily sub-office radio checks..................................................................................... 50
Staff security radio checks ......................................................................................... 50
Major Incident Radio Check ...................................................................................... 52
Staff Accounting Procedures...................................................................................... 53
Chapter 10 ............................................................................................................................. 54
Radio Logs.......................................................................................................................... 54
Hand-Over Log .......................................................................................................... 54
Telephone and Fax Log.............................................................................................. 54
Chapter 11 ............................................................................................................................. 55
Emergency calling procedures............................................................................................ 55
Emergency voice call ................................................................................................. 55
Collecting emergency information............................................................................. 56
Imposing radio silence ............................................................................................... 57
Lifting Radio Silence ................................................................................................. 57
Break procedure ......................................................................................................... 57
Emergency beacon call .............................................................................................. 58
Emergency telephone call .......................................................................................... 60
Chapter 12 ............................................................................................................................. 61
Vehicle tracking.................................................................................................................. 61
Introduction................................................................................................................ 61
Equipment and staff requirements ............................................................................. 61
Tracking requirements ............................................................................................... 61
Planning the Mission.................................................................................................. 62
Responsibilities/Requirements................................................................................... 62
Radio procedures........................................................................................................ 63
While on the road....................................................................................................... 64
Arrival at Final Destination........................................................................................ 65
Instructions for radio rooms ....................................................................................... 65
Missing radio checks and security incidents .............................................................. 66
Chapter 13 ............................................................................................................................. 67
Terrorist Threat ................................................................................................................... 67
Radio Room Responsibilities..................................................................................... 67
Chapter 14 ............................................................................................................................. 68
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