# 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), Division SERA.14020: Word spelling in radiotelephony

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.
Table S14-2
The radiotelephony spelling alphabet
In the approximate representation using the Latin alphabet, syllables to be emphasised are underlined.
Letter
Word
Approximate pronunciation (Latin alphabet representation)
A
Alfa
AL FAH
B
Bravo
BRAH VOH
C
Charlie
CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE
D
Delta
DELL TAH
E
Echo
ECK OH
F
Foxtrot
FOKS TROT
G
Golf
GOLF
H
Hotel
HO TELL
I
India
IN DEE AH
J
Juliett
JEW LEE ETT
K
Kilo
KEY LOH
L
Lima
LEE MAH
M
Mike
MIKE
N
November
NO VEM BER
O
Oscar
OSS CAH
P
Papa
PAH PAH
Q
Quebec
KEH BECK
R
Romeo
ROW ME OH
S
Sierra
SEE AIR RAH
T
Tango
TANG GO
U
Uniform
YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM
V
Victor
VIK TAH
W
Whiskey
WISS KEY
X
X-ray
ECKS RAY
Y
Yankee
YANG KEY
Z
Zulu
ZOO LOO

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/923/annex/section/14/division/SERA.14020 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-923/annex/section-14/division-SERA.14020
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