Signalman 1 & C - Historic Naval Ships Association

In connection with circuit logs, the followingterms identify the requirements of different types ofradio watches:Guard—A continuous receiver watch with atransmitter ready for immediate use. A complete logis kept.Cover—A continuous receiver watch. Atransmitter is tuned and available, but not necessarilyimmediately. A complete log is required.Copy—A continuous receiver watch with acomplete log.Table 4-1.—Phonetic AlphabetListen—A continuous receiver watch. A completelog is optional, but all traffic of interest to own shipmust be logged.Although logs may be kept manually, automaticrecording devices should be used whenever possibleon circuits requiring complete logs.PHONETIC ALPHABETBecause it is easy to confuse the sound of certainletters, such as B and D, or C and Z, letters of thealphabet are never spoken as such. Instead, theirphonetic equivalents are used. See table 4-1 for thephonetic alphabet. When signals from naval signal4-15