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Standard Phraseology and Message Construction — DGCA CPL Radio Telephony
Chapter 03 of the Radio Telephony paper. 188 practice questions in the Avielevate bank, every one with its answer key, filterable into a timed set on this chapter alone.
What this chapter covers
The learning objectives we file Standard Phraseology and Message Construction questions under, and how many sit behind each. These come straight out of the bank and are regenerated whenever it changes — they are what is there today, not a claim.
| Learning objective | In the bank |
|---|
| 0603 Call Signs & Abbreviation | 102 questions |
| 0606 Standard RTF Phraseology, Readback & Message Construction | 86 questions |
Sample Standard Phraseology and Message Construction questions, answered and explained
Real questions from this chapter, with the answer marked and the reasoning written out — the same explanations you get inside the app.
060153 · Standard Phraseology and Message Construction
Under FIS with a single radio, you need to contact another station for an ATC clearance. What phraseology should you use?
- AG-ACZG, changing to ONE TWO FIVE POINT SEVEN SEVEN FIVE.
- BG-ACZG, request contact ONE TWO FIVE POINT SEVEN SEVEN FIVE.
- CG-ACZG, request monitor ONE TWO FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN SEVEN FIVE.
- DG-ACZG, request change to ONE TWO FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN SEVEN FIVE.
Why that is the answer
To leave one frequency for another for a clearance you request the change; frequencies are spoken with the word DECIMAL between the numbers.
- When you wish to move to another station's frequency you ask permission with 'request change to', giving your call sign first.
- ICAO Annex 10 Vol II sets the decimal point in a frequency as the spoken word 'DECIMAL', so 125.775 is 'ONE TWO FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN SEVEN FIVE'.
- The full transmission is: 'G-ACZG, request change to ONE TWO FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN SEVEN FIVE.'
- Option A ('changing to ... POINT SEVEN SEVEN FIVE') is wrong twice over: it announces rather than requests, and it says 'POINT' instead of the standard 'DECIMAL'.
- So the correct answer is D — G-ACZG, request change to ONE TWO FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN SEVEN FIVE.
060428 · Standard Phraseology and Message Construction
Which station call sign suffix identifies the facility that issues departure clearances?
- ADISPATCH
- BINFORMATION
- CDELIVERY
- DDEPARTURE
Why that is the answer
The facility that issues departure (route) clearances carries the call-sign suffix DELIVERY (Clearance Delivery).
- Standard call-sign suffixes identify the ATS function: DELIVERY is Clearance Delivery, which issues the departure/route clearance before start or taxi.
- Separating clearance delivery from Ground and Tower keeps the busy control frequencies free of long route readbacks.
- So a crew requesting their airways clearance calls the '...DELIVERY' position.
- Option D ('DEPARTURE') is the trap: Departure Control is the radar unit that handles the aircraft after it is airborne, not the one issuing the pre-departure clearance.
- So the correct answer is C — DELIVERY.
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Frequently asked
How many Standard Phraseology and Message Construction questions are there for the DGCA CPL Radio Telephony paper?
Avielevate's bank carries 188 published Standard Phraseology and Message Construction questions for Radio Telephony, mapped across 2 learning objectives. Every one has its answer key, and explanations are being written across the whole bank.
How much of the Radio Telephony paper is Standard Phraseology and Message Construction?
The DGCA does not publish a per-chapter breakdown of its papers, so nobody can honestly tell you — and we will not guess. What we can tell you is what students who have just sat a paper reported meeting, which is measured rather than rumoured: that is the exam recall report inside the app.
What is the best way to revise Standard Phraseology and Message Construction?
Sit a short timed set on this chapter alone, tag how sure you were of each answer, then drill the two that actually leak marks: the ones you got right while guessing, and the ones you got wrong while confident. Avielevate does that tagging for you and puts anything you got wrong back in front of you on a spaced schedule.
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