3/31/2023 0 Comments Aviation spelling alphabet![]() ![]() Rather it provides a means to spell out a word in cases where communication is difficult. It is not intended that plain language words should be abbreviated, then re-expanded using a phonetically pronounced first letter as a code word substitution for the original word. It is important to understand the reason for the phonetic alphabet. Note: the information here is not for tail numbers, NAVAIDs, etc. Low Altitude - State the letter of the route phonetically, followed by the number of the route in group form.Īnd the old group is spoken in color names see same section, and also What is a red airway on the VFR sectional? High Altitude - State the letter "Q" followed by the route number in group form.Ģ. ![]() UW456 F will be spoken Upper Whiskey 456 FAAĮven though the US does not use the ICAO "U" prefix, it's worth mentioning that some airway designators are spoken non-phonetically.Ĭompare 1. Jeppesen Airway Manual ( page attached) says the same as Annex 11 with examples: Use of designators in communications Ĥ.3 Where the prefixes K, U or S specified in 2.3 are used, they shall, in voice communications, be spoken as follows: As it was NATO Allies who had spearheaded the final revision, it became known from that point on as the NATO Alphabet.ICAO SARPs Annex 11 confirms the usage of Upper for the "U" airway prefix:Ĥ. The ITU formally adopted it a few years later making it the established universal phonetic alphabet governing all military, civilian and amateur radio communications. On 21 February 1956, Member States were advised “that the new Phonetic Alphabet is to be made effective in NATO 1 March 1956” (see declassified document from the NATO Archives: SGM-0156-56). Luckily this situation did not last for long as the ICAO approved the alphabet, with November as the code word for the letter N. ![]() On 8 April 1955, the North Atlantic Military Committee Standing Group advised that whether or not the proposal was approved by the IACO, the alphabet would “be adopted and made effective for NATO use on 1 January 1956” (see declassified document from the NATO Archives: SGM-0217-55).Īllies hesitated to adopt the alphabet for national use until the ICAO ruled on the proposal thus creating a rather odd situation in which NATO Military Commands would be the sole users of the proposed phonetic alphabet. A review of the Able Baker alphabet, spearheaded by NATO Allies US and UK, was conducted.Ī proposal changing the words for the letters C, M, N, U, and X only was submitted to the International Civil Aviation Organization (IACO) although debate continued over the code word for the letter N (Nectar versus November) (see declassified document from the NATO Archives: SGWM-762-54). It is similar to the one used today.Īlfa, Bravo, Coca, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Gold, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Metro, Nectar, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Union, Victor, Whiskey, eXtra, Yankee, ZuluĪs militaries and NATO continued to follow the Able Baker phonetic alphabet, it was clear the need for a universal phonetic alphabet still remained. ![]() A new version incorporating sounds common to English, French, and Spanish was proposed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and came into effect on 1 November 1951 for civil aviation only. Two years later, the British Royal Air Force decided to use the Able Baker alphabet as well.Īble, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George, How, Item, Jig, King, Love, Mike, Nan, Oboe, Peter, Queen, Roger, Sugar, Tare, Uncle, Victor, William, X-ray, Yoke, ZebraĪ common criticism of these alphabets was that they were rather English in composition. On the military side, the United States adopted a Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet, called the Able Baker alphabet after the first two code words, across all of its military branches in 1941. It featured names of cities across the globe.Īmsterdam, Baltimore, Casablanca, Denmark, Edison, Florida, Gallipoli, Havana, Italia, Jerusalem, Kilogramme, Liverpool, Madagascar, New York, Oslo, Paris, Quebec, Roma, Santiago, Tripoli, Uppsala, Valencia, Washington, Xanthippe, Yokohama, Zurich. In the 1920s, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) produced the first phonetic alphabet to be recognized internationally. However, it took several adaptations before the version used today came into effect. The NATO phonetic alphabet became effective in 1956 and just a few years later became the established universal phonetic alphabet. ![]()
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