VHF Marine

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Assignments

 

 

 

VHF Marine Radio Protocols

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel

Channel Map

Frequency

Power

 

 

Number

USA Int’l Canada Transmit Receive

Limits

 

VHF Marine Radio Protocols

Channel Use

VHF Marine

Channel Assignments

01

 

•

•

156.050

160.650

 

01A

•

 

 

156.050

156.050

 

02

 

•

•

156.100

160.700

 

03

 

•

•

156.150

160.750

 

03A

•

 

 

156.150

156.150

 

04

 

•

 

156.200

160.800

 

04A

 

 

•

156.200

156.200

 

05

 

•

 

156.250

160.850

 

05A

•

 

•

156.250

156.250

 

06

•

•

•

156.300

156.300

 

07

 

•

 

156.350

160.950

 

07A

•

 

•

156.350

156.350

 

08

•

•

•

156.400

156.400

 

09

•

•

•

156.450

156.450

 

10

•

•

•

156.500

156.500

 

11

•

•

•

156.550

156.550

 

12

•

•

•

156.600

156.600

 

13

•

•

•

156.650

156.650

1 Watt USA and CAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

•

•

•

156.700

156.700

 

15

•

 

 

Rx Only

156.750

 

15

 

•

•

156.750

156.750

1 Watt CAN and INT

16

•

•

•

156.800

156.800

 

17

•

•

•

156.850

156.850

1 Watt CAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)

01A Port Operations and Commercial, VTS in selected areas

02Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)

03Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)

03A Government Only

04 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement

04A West Coast (Coast Guard Only); East Coast (Commercial Fishing)

05Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement

05A Port Operations, VTS in selected areas

06Intership Safety

07Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement

07A Commercial

08Commercial (Intership Only)

09Boater Calling Channel, Non-Commercial (Recreational)

10Commercial

11Commercial, VTS in selected areas

12Port Operations, VTS in selected areas

13Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-Bridge). In U.S. waters, large vessels maintain a listening watch on this channel.

14Port Operations, VTS in selected areas

15Environmental (Receive Only). Used by class C EPIRB’s.

15Canada (EPIRB Buoys Only); International (On-Board Communication)

16International Distress, Safety and Calling

17State Controlled (U.S.A. Only)

 

 

 

 

16 English

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