the term “non-commercial” in the Channel Use column of the chart. Some of these are shared with other users and some are used only in certain geographic regions.

6.Marine vessels equipped with VHF radios are required to monitor Channel 16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VHF Marine Channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART

CH

U

 

C

I

S/D

TX

RX

CHANNEL USE

01

 

 

X

X

D

156.050

160.650

Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)

01A

X

 

 

 

S

156.050

Port Operation and Commercial. VTS in selected areas

02

 

 

X

X

D

156.100

160.700

Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)

03

 

 

X

X

D

156.150

160.750

Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)

03A

X

 

 

 

S

156.150

US Government only, Coast Guard

04

 

 

 

X

D

156.200

160.800

Public Correspondence (Marine Operator),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port operation, ship movement

04A

 

 

X

 

S

156.200

Pacific coast: Coast Guard, East Coast:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial fishing

05

 

 

 

X

D

156.250

160.850

Public Correspondence (Marine Operator),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port operation, ship movement

05A

X

 

X

 

S

156.250

Port operation. VTS in Seattle

06

X

 

X

X

S

156.300

Inter-ship Sefety

07

 

 

 

X

D

156.350

160.950

Public Correspondence (Marine Operator),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port operation, ship movement

07A

X

 

X

 

S

156.350

Commercial

08

X

 

X

X

S

156.400

Commercial (Inter-ship only)

09

X

 

X

X

S

156.450

Boater Calling channel, Commercial & Non-commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Recreational)

10

X

 

X

X

S

156.500

Commercial

11

X

 

X

X

S

156.550

Commercial. VTS in selected areas.

12

X

 

X

X

S

156.600

Port operation. VTS in selected areas.

13

X

 

X

X

S

156.650

Inter-ship Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge)

14

X

 

X

X

S

156.700

Port operation. VTS in selected areas.

15

X

 

 

 

S

- - -

156.750

Environmental (Receive only)

15

 

 

X

X

S

156.750

Commercial, non-commercial, ship movement (1 W)

16

X

 

X

X

S

156.800

International Distress, Safety and Calling

17

X

 

X

X

S

156.850

State Controlled (1 W)

18

 

 

 

X

D

156.900

161.500

Port operation, ship movement

18A

X

 

X

 

S

156.900

Commercial

19

 

 

 

X

D

156.950

161.550

Port operation, ship movement

19A

X

 

 

 

S

156.950

US: Commercial

19A

 

 

X

 

S

156.950

Coast Guard

20

X

 

X

X

D

157.000

161.600

Canadian Coast Guard Only,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International: port operations and shipment

20A

X

 

 

 

S

157.000

Port operation

21

 

 

 

X

D

157.050

161.650

Port operation, ship movement

21A

X

 

X

 

S

157.050

U.S. Government Only, Canadian Coast Guard

22

 

 

 

X

D

157.100

161.700

Port operation, ship movement

22A

X

 

X

 

S

157.100

US and Canadian Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety Information Broadcasts announced on channel 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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