Channel Number Frequency (MHz) | Type of Traffic | Function | |||||
USA CAN | INT | TX | RX |
| Ship to Ship | Ship to Shore | |
| 01 | 01 | 156.050 160.650 | Com’l, Port Ops, VTS | Yes | Yes | |
01A |
|
| 156.050 156.050 | Com’l, Port Ops, VTS | Yes | Yes | |
| 02 | 02 | 156.100 160.700 | Port Ops | Yes | Yes | |
| 03 | 03 | 156.150 160.750 | Com’l, Port Ops, VTS | Yes | Yes | |
03A |
|
| 156.150 156.150 | Com’l, Port Ops, VTS | Yes | Yes | |
|
| 04 | 156.200 160.800 | Port Ops | Yes | Yes | |
| 04A |
| 156.200 | 156.200 | Port Ops | Yes | Yes |
|
| 05 | 156.250 | 160.850 | Port Ops, VTS | Yes | Yes |
05A | 05A |
| 156.250 156.250 | Port Ops, VTS | Yes | Yes | |
06 | 06 | 06 | 156.300 | 156.300 | Safety | Yes | No |
|
| 07 | 156.350 160.950 | Com’l | Yes | Yes | |
07A | 07A |
| 156.350 | 156.350 | Com’l | Yes | Yes |
08 | 08 | 08 | 156.400 156.400 | Com’l | Yes | No | |
09 | 09 | 09 | 156.450 156.450 | Com’l & | Yes | Yes | |
10 | 10 | 10 | 156.500 156.500 | Com’l | Yes | Yes | |
11 | 11 | 11 | 156.550 | 156.550 | Com’l, VTS, SMS | Yes | Yes |
12 | 12 | 12 | 156.600 156.600 | Port Ops, VTS, SMS | Yes | Yes | |
13 |
|
| 156.600 156.600 | Navigational | 1 watt, int. | No | |
| 13 | 13 | 156.650 156.650 | Navigational | Yes | No | |
14 | 14 | 14 | 156.700 156.700 | Port Ops | Yes | Yes | |
15 |
|
| NO TX | 156.750 | Environmental | RX Only | - |
| 15 | 15 | 156.700 156.700 | Environmental | 1 watt Only | - | |
16 | 16 | 16 | 156.800 156.800 | Distress, Safety, Calling | Yes | Yes | |
17 | 17 | 17 | 156.850 | 156.850 | State Control | 1 watt Only | Yes |
|
| 18 | 156.900 161.500 | Com’l | Yes | Yes | |
18A | 18A |
| 156.900 156.900 | Com’l | Yes | Yes | |
|
| 19 | 156.950 161.550 | Com’l | Yes | Yes | |
19A | 19A |
| 156.950 156.950 | Com’l | Yes | Yes | |
20 |
| 20 | 157.000 161.600 | Port Ops | Yes | Yes | |
| 20 |
| 157.200 | 161.650 | Port Ops | 1 watt Only | Yes |
|
| 21 | 157.050 161.650 | U.S. Govt. Only | Yes | Yes | |
21A | 21A |
| 157.050 157.050 | U.S. Govt. Only | Yes | Yes | |
|
| 22 | 157.100 161.700 | Coast Guard | Yes | Yes | |
22A | 22A |
| 157.100 157.100 | Coast Guard | Yes | Yes | |
| 23 | 23 | 157.150 161.750 | U.S. Govt. Only | Yes | Yes | |
23A |
|
| 157.150 157.150 | U.S. Govt. Only | Yes | Yes | |
24 | 24 | 24 | 157.200 161.800 | Public Corresp. | No | Yes | |
25 | 25 | 25 | 157.250 161.850 | Public Corresp. | No | Yes | |
26 | 26 | 26 | 157.300 161.900 | Public Corresp. | No | Yes | |
27 | 27 | 27 | 157.350 161.950 | Public Corresp. | No | Yes | |
28 | 28 | 28 | 157.400 162.000 | Public Corresp | No | Yes | |
| 60 | 60 | 156.025 160.625 | - | - | - | |
|
| 61 | 156.075 160.675 | - | - | - | |
61A 61A |
| 156.075 156.075 | - | - | - | ||
|
| 62 | 156.125 160.725 | - | - | - | |
| 62A |
| 156.125 156.125 | - | - | - | |
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