Appendix B: Channel List

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Appendix B: Channel List

U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies

CH.

XMIT

RCV

Single

 

No

Freq

Freq

Freq

Use

 

 

 

 

 

01A

156.050

156.050

x

Port Operations and Commercial, VTS.

 

 

 

 

Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area. 1

03A

156.150

156.150

x

U.S. Government only

 

 

 

 

 

05A

156.250

156.250

x

Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle

 

 

 

 

areas.

 

 

 

 

 

06

156.300

156.300

x

Intership Safety

 

 

 

 

 

07A

156.350

156.350

x

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

08

156.400

156.400

x

Commercial (Intership only)

 

 

 

 

 

09

156.450

156.450

x

Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial.

 

 

 

 

 

10

156.500

156.500

x

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

11

156.550

156.550

x

Commercial. VTS in selected areas.

 

 

 

 

 

12

156.600

156.600

x

Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.

 

 

 

 

 

13

156.650

156.650

x

Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20meters in

 

 

 

 

length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters. 2, 6

14

156.700

156.700

x

Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.

 

 

 

 

 

15

156.750

x

Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class ‘C’ EPIRBs. 3

16

156.800

156.800

x

International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry

 

 

 

 

radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on

 

 

 

 

this channel. 4

17

156.850

156.850

x

State Control 5

18A

156.900

156.900

x

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

19A

156.950

156.950

x

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

20

157.000

161.600

 

Port Operations (duplex)

 

 

 

 

 

20A

157.000

157.000

x

Port Operations

 

 

 

 

 

21A

157.050

157.050

x

U.S. Coast Guard only

 

 

 

 

 

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