{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-923/annex/section-14/division-SERA.14020",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-923/annex/section-14/division-SERA.14020.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/923",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 of 26 September 2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 and Regulations (EC) No 1265/2007, (EC) No 1794/2006, (EC) No 730/2006, (EC) No 1033/2006 and (EU) No 255/2010 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-923",
  "path": "annex/section/14/division/SERA.14020",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "SERA.14020",
  "heading": "Word spelling in radiotelephony",
  "text": "When proper names, service abbreviations and words of which the spelling is doubtful are spelled out in radiotelephony, the alphabet in the Table S14-2 shall be used.\nTable S14-2\nThe radiotelephony spelling alphabet\nIn the approximate representation using the Latin alphabet, syllables to be emphasised are underlined.\nLetter\nWord\nApproximate pronunciation (Latin alphabet representation)\nA\nAlfa\nAL FAH\nB\nBravo\nBRAH VOH\nC\nCharlie\nCHAR LEE or SHAR LEE\nD\nDelta\nDELL TAH\nE\nEcho\nECK OH\nF\nFoxtrot\nFOKS TROT\nG\nGolf\nGOLF\nH\nHotel\nHO TELL\nI\nIndia\nIN DEE AH\nJ\nJuliett\nJEW LEE ETT\nK\nKilo\nKEY LOH\nL\nLima\nLEE MAH\nM\nMike\nMIKE\nN\nNovember\nNO VEM BER\nO\nOscar\nOSS CAH\nP\nPapa\nPAH PAH\nQ\nQuebec\nKEH BECK\nR\nRomeo\nROW ME OH\nS\nSierra\nSEE AIR RAH\nT\nTango\nTANG GO\nU\nUniform\nYOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM\nV\nVictor\nVIK TAH\nW\nWhiskey\nWISS KEY\nX\nX-ray\nECKS RAY\nY\nYankee\nYANG KEY\nZ\nZulu\nZOO LOO",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 of 20 July 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 as regards the update and completion of the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation (SERA Part C) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 730/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/923/annex/section/14/division/SERA.14020",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:10.260453+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}