NATO Phonetic Alphabet

The international NATO/ICAO alphabet — standard for VHF radio communication at sea.

When do you need it?

On VHF radio (MAYDAY, PAN-PAN, position reports, boat names) use the NATO/ICAO alphabet — it is the international standard. Numbers are spoken digit-by-digit (e.g. 43°10' = "four three degrees one zero minutes").

Alphabet

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A
Alfa AL-FAH
B
Bravo BRAH-VOH
C
Charlie CHAR-LEE
D
Delta DELL-TAH
E
Echo ECK-OH
F
Foxtrot FOKS-TROT
G
Golf GOLF
H
Hotel HOH-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
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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