Code: mk3commr02hx17-en
ECTS Credit Points: 2
Evaluation: official exam
Year, Semester: 3rd year, 2nd semester
Its prerequisite(s): -
Further courses are built on it: No
Number of teaching hours/week (lecture + practice): 1+2
Topics:
The course teaches the basic knowledge of Communication VFR/IFR to demonstrate a level that grants a successful authority exam according to FCL.515 ATPL - Training course and theoretical knowledge examinations.
The course covers the following main areas and give thorough information on:
General operating procedures, relevant weather information terms (VFR), action required to be taken in case of communication failure, distress and urgency procedures, relevant weather, information terms (IFR), general principles of VHF propagation and allocation of frequencies, morse code
By conducting the course the student will have the knowledge recommended by the EU legislation (AMC1 FCL.310; FCL.515 (b); FCL.615 (b) and will understand the legal background and basis of aviation, learn the structure and sources of the rules.
Literature:
Compulsory:
- Cae Oxford Aviation Academy (UK), Communications, 2015, Isbn: 978 1 90620 277 4
| 1st week | 8th week |
|---|---|
| Registration week | 1st drawing week |
| 2nd week | 9th week |
| Lecture: Definitions, Meanings and significance of associated terms Practice: Air Traffic Control abbreviation examples | Lecture: General Operationg Procedures, Radar procedural phraseology Practice: Level changes and reports |
| 3rd week | 10th week |
| Lecture: Definitions, Q-code groups commonly used in RTF air– ground communications Practice: Categories of messages | Lecture: Action Required to be Taken in case of Communication Failure, action to be taken in case of communication failure on an IFR flight when flying in VMC Practice: communication failure action examples |
| 4th week | 11th week |
| Lecture: General Operationg Procedures, Transmissions Practice: Transmission of letters, Transmission of numbers (including level information), Transmission of time, Transmission technique | Lecture: Distress and Urgency Procedures, Pan Medical, Distress (definition, frequencies, watch of distress frequencies), Urgency (definition, frequencies) Practice: distress signal, distress message, urgency signal, urgency message |
| 5th week | 12th week |
| Lecture: General Operationg Procedures, Standard words and phrases (relevant RTF phraseology included) Practice: Standard words and phrases examples | Lecture: Relevant Weather Information Term, Aerodrome weather Practice: Weather broadcast |
| 6th week | 13th week |
| Lecture: General Operationg Procedures, Radio-telephony call signs for aeronautical stations including use of abbreviated call signs Practice: Radio-telephony call signs for aircraft including use of abbreviated call signs | Lecture: General Principles of VHF Propagation and Allocation of Frequencies, radio-frequency spectrum with particular reference to VHF Practice: propagation characteristics of radio transmissions in the VHF band, the factors which reduce the effective range and quality of radio transmissions |
| 7th week | 14th week |
| Lecture: General Operationg Procedures, Transfer of communication Practice: Test procedures including readability scale; establishment of RTF communication, Read-back and acknowledgement requirements | |
| 15th week | |
| 2nd drawing week |
Requirements
A, for a signature:
Attendance at lectures is recommended, but not compulsory. Participation at practice classes is compulsory. A student must attend the practice classes and may not miss more than three times during the semester. In case a student does so, the subject will not be signed and the student must repeat the course. A student can’t make up any practice with another group. Attendance at practice classes will be recorded by the practice leader. Being late is equivalent with an absence. In case of further absences, a medical certificate needs to be presented. Missed practice classes should be made up for at a later date, to be discussed with the tutor.
B, for grade:
The course ends with an official examination as set out in the regulations of 1178/2011/EU, Part-FCL.