What is the correct order to report a contact?

What is the correct order to report a contact?

• A. Bearing, Range, Description, Aspect
• B. Description, Bearing, Range, Aspect
• C. Description, Range, Bearing, Aspect
• D. Aspect, Description, Bearing, Range

Answer: (B)

The best order starts with identifying the contact, then pinning down its position, and finally describing its movement. Describing what the contact is gives the listener context about what you’re reporting. After that, giving the bearing tells where it is relative to you in a specific direction. Next, stating the range quantifies how far away it is. Ending with aspect communicates the contact’s heading or how it’s oriented relative to you, which helps predict its future path. So, describing the contact first, then bearing, then range, then aspect provides a clear, logical flow: identification, location, distance, and movement. Starting with bearing or range alone can be ambiguous without knowing what you’re talking about, and leading with aspect precedes understanding the target.

The best order starts with identifying the contact, then pinning down its position, and finally describing its movement. Describing what the contact is gives the listener context about what you’re reporting. After that, giving the bearing tells where it is relative to you in a specific direction. Next, stating the range quantifies how far away it is. Ending with aspect communicates the contact’s heading or how it’s oriented relative to you, which helps predict its future path.

So, describing the contact first, then bearing, then range, then aspect provides a clear, logical flow: identification, location, distance, and movement. Starting with bearing or range alone can be ambiguous without knowing what you’re talking about, and leading with aspect precedes understanding the target.