PART 4 - Canadian Coast Guard
PART 4 - Canadian Coast Guard
PART 4 - Canadian Coast Guard
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Phonetic Alphabet<br />
When it is necessary to spell out call signs, service abbreviations and words whose spelling might be misinterpreted, the<br />
following letter spelling table shall be used:<br />
A - ALFA F - FOXTROT K - KILO O - OSCAR S - SIERRA W - WHISKEY<br />
B - BRAVO G - GOLF L - LIMA P - PAPA T - TANGO X - X-RAY<br />
C - CHARLIE H - HOTEL M - MIKE Q- QUEBEC U - UNIFORM Y - YANKEE<br />
D - DELTA I - INDIA N - NOVEMBER R- ROMEO V - VICTOR Z - ZULU<br />
E - ECHO J - JULIETT<br />
Times<br />
Times are expressed in four figures, the first two denoting the hour and the last two the minutes, the day starting at<br />
midnight with 0000 and ending at 2400. The standard of time (e.g. UTC) is stated at the head of the appropriate column, or<br />
against the figures involved.<br />
Time Zone Comparison<br />
NST<br />
AST<br />
EST<br />
CST<br />
NEWFOUNDLAND STANDARD TIME<br />
ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME<br />
EASTERN STANDARD TIME<br />
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME<br />
To convert from Coordinated Universal Time to Local Standard Time look opposite UTC under the appropriate column.<br />
For corresponding Daylight Saving Time, add one hour.<br />
UTC NST AST EST CST<br />
0000 2030 2000 1900 1800<br />
0100 2130 2100 2000 1900<br />
0200 2230 2200 2100 2000<br />
0300 2330 2300 2200 2100<br />
0400 0030 0000 2300 2200<br />
0500 0130 0100 0000 2300<br />
0600 0230 0200 0100 0000<br />
0700 0330 0300 0200 0100<br />
0800 0430 0400 0300 0200<br />
0900 0530 0500 0400 0300<br />
1000 0630 0600 0500 0400<br />
1100 0730 0700 0600 0500<br />
1200 0830 0800 0700 0600<br />
1300 0930 0900 0800 0700<br />
1400 1030 1000 0900 0800<br />
1500 1130 1100 1000 0900<br />
1600 1230 1200 1100 1000<br />
1700 1330 1300 1200 1100<br />
1800 1430 1400 1300 1200<br />
1900 1530 1500 1400 1300<br />
2000 1630 1600 1500 1400<br />
2100 1730 1700 1600 1500<br />
2200 1830 1800 1700 1600<br />
2300 1930 1900 1800 1700<br />
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