Department Manual | Standard Operating Procedures

303 - Phonetic Alphabet

303.1 Utilisation of Phonetics

Using phonetics is commonplace especially in RTO when reading out a Licence plate or Spelling someone's name for greater clarity.

Alternatively, LAPD Phonetics language is preferred when calling out Call-Signs, though this is optional. 

303.2 NATO Phonetic Alphabet

Alpha

Bravo
Charlie

Delta

Echo

Foxtrot

Golf

Hotel

India

Juliet

Kilo

Lima

Mike

November

Oscar

Papa

Quebec

Romeo

Sierra

Tango

Uniform

Victor

Whiskey

X-Ray

Yankey

Zulu

303.3 APCO Phonetic Alphabet (Callsigns)

Adam

Boy

Charles

David

Edward

Frank

George

Henry

Ida

John
King

Lincoln

Mary

Nora

Ocean

Paul

Queen

Robert

Sam

Tom

Union

Victor

William

X-Ray

Young

Zebra