ROC-A EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
True or False - Restricted Operator Certificates are issued for life - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True. No
revalidation is required.
Which operators require ROC-A Certification? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Radiotelephone operators
onboard Aircraft and Aeronautical land (fixed and mobile) radio stations using Aeronautical frequencies.
What are the specifications of the equipment used within ROC-A guidelines? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Requires simple external switching, has a power output not exceeding 250 watts
effective radiative power (ERP) - Equivalent to 400 watts peak envelope power (PEP), all frequency-
determining elements are preset within the transceiver.
The candidate must satisfy to an examiner that they... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Are capable of
handling radio equipment
Possess a general knowledge of radiotelephone operating procedures and of international regulations
(safety of life)
Possess general knowledge of the Radiocommunication Act
True or False - There are age and nationality restrictions when applying for a ROC-A. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅False. There are no age or nationality restrictions.
If candidates possess a disability, they must... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅confirm that it does not
impair their ability to operate a radio safely.
What documentation must be present for the ROC-A Exam? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Form of
identification - Birth certificate, Passport, Drivers license, etc.
What is the order of priority for transmitting messages? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Distress
Urgency
Direction Finding
Flight Safety
,Meteorological
Flight Regularity
UN Charter
Government Messages (Specifically requested priority)
Service Communications
Other
True or False - Radio operators and all persons who become acquainted with radiocommunications are
bound to preserve the privacy of those communications. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
What document and subsection deal with the privacy of radiocommunications? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Radiocommunication act, Subsection 9(2)
When can an operator share radiocommunication messages? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When
permitted by the addressee of the message or his/her accredited agent, to authorized officials of the
Government of Canada, officers of the court or an operator of a telecommunications system as is
necessary to forward or deliver the communication
What does the privacy section of the radiocommunication act not include? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The messages not restricted are Distress, Urgency, Safety, or to 'ALL STATIONS' calls
(Weather)
What is the punishment for breaking the radiocommunications act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅MAX
$25,000 fine and/or MAX 1 Year in Jail (Individual)
MAX $75,000 fine (other than individual)
Who has control of the choice of frequency, order and time, duration and suspension of
communications? (Ground or Air stations?) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The ground station - EXCEPT
during Distress and Urgency calls where control lies with the initiator of the call
True or False - Control lies with the initiator of the Distress/Urgency call - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅True.
, Who has control when the communication is between two air stations? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The station being called is the controlling station.
If the station being called is in agreement with the calling station's frequency, it will... - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Transmit indication that they will listen on the working channel announced by the
calling station.
If the station being called is NOT in agreement with the calling station's frequency, it will... - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Transmit an indication of the working frequency or channel to be used.
Radiocommunications between aeronautical stations should be... - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Restricted to those relating to safety and flight regularity.
True or false - Superfluous, Profane and Obscene language is strictly prohibited when transmitting radio
messages. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
What document and subsection discuss the etiquette of air radio messages? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Radiocommunications act, Subsection 32(1)
What is the punishment for breaking etiquette (Superfluous/Profane/Obscene language)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅MAX $5000 fine and/or MAX 1 Year Imprisonment (Individual)
MAX $25,000 fine (other than an individual)
All radio stations shall be operated so as not to.... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅interfere with or
interrupt the working of another radio station.
What is the punishment for interfering or interrupting the working of another radio station? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅MAX $5000 fine and/or MAX 1 Year Imprisonment (Individual)
MAX $25,000 fine (other than an individual)
True or False - Restricted Operator Certificates are issued for life - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True. No
revalidation is required.
Which operators require ROC-A Certification? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Radiotelephone operators
onboard Aircraft and Aeronautical land (fixed and mobile) radio stations using Aeronautical frequencies.
What are the specifications of the equipment used within ROC-A guidelines? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Requires simple external switching, has a power output not exceeding 250 watts
effective radiative power (ERP) - Equivalent to 400 watts peak envelope power (PEP), all frequency-
determining elements are preset within the transceiver.
The candidate must satisfy to an examiner that they... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Are capable of
handling radio equipment
Possess a general knowledge of radiotelephone operating procedures and of international regulations
(safety of life)
Possess general knowledge of the Radiocommunication Act
True or False - There are age and nationality restrictions when applying for a ROC-A. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅False. There are no age or nationality restrictions.
If candidates possess a disability, they must... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅confirm that it does not
impair their ability to operate a radio safely.
What documentation must be present for the ROC-A Exam? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Form of
identification - Birth certificate, Passport, Drivers license, etc.
What is the order of priority for transmitting messages? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Distress
Urgency
Direction Finding
Flight Safety
,Meteorological
Flight Regularity
UN Charter
Government Messages (Specifically requested priority)
Service Communications
Other
True or False - Radio operators and all persons who become acquainted with radiocommunications are
bound to preserve the privacy of those communications. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
What document and subsection deal with the privacy of radiocommunications? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Radiocommunication act, Subsection 9(2)
When can an operator share radiocommunication messages? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When
permitted by the addressee of the message or his/her accredited agent, to authorized officials of the
Government of Canada, officers of the court or an operator of a telecommunications system as is
necessary to forward or deliver the communication
What does the privacy section of the radiocommunication act not include? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The messages not restricted are Distress, Urgency, Safety, or to 'ALL STATIONS' calls
(Weather)
What is the punishment for breaking the radiocommunications act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅MAX
$25,000 fine and/or MAX 1 Year in Jail (Individual)
MAX $75,000 fine (other than individual)
Who has control of the choice of frequency, order and time, duration and suspension of
communications? (Ground or Air stations?) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The ground station - EXCEPT
during Distress and Urgency calls where control lies with the initiator of the call
True or False - Control lies with the initiator of the Distress/Urgency call - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅True.
, Who has control when the communication is between two air stations? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The station being called is the controlling station.
If the station being called is in agreement with the calling station's frequency, it will... - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Transmit indication that they will listen on the working channel announced by the
calling station.
If the station being called is NOT in agreement with the calling station's frequency, it will... - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Transmit an indication of the working frequency or channel to be used.
Radiocommunications between aeronautical stations should be... - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Restricted to those relating to safety and flight regularity.
True or false - Superfluous, Profane and Obscene language is strictly prohibited when transmitting radio
messages. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
What document and subsection discuss the etiquette of air radio messages? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Radiocommunications act, Subsection 32(1)
What is the punishment for breaking etiquette (Superfluous/Profane/Obscene language)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅MAX $5000 fine and/or MAX 1 Year Imprisonment (Individual)
MAX $25,000 fine (other than an individual)
All radio stations shall be operated so as not to.... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅interfere with or
interrupt the working of another radio station.
What is the punishment for interfering or interrupting the working of another radio station? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅MAX $5000 fine and/or MAX 1 Year Imprisonment (Individual)
MAX $25,000 fine (other than an individual)
