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Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range

Non-Commercial Call Channel

For non-commercial transmissions, such as fishing reports,
rendezvous arrangements, repair scheduling, or berthing
information, use VHF Channel 9.

Operating Frequency Requirements

A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal
Communications Commission Rule Part 80 as follows:
• on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act,

the radio must be capable of operating on the 156.800 MHz
frequency

• on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be

capable of operating:
• in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting

frequencies specified in the 156.025–157.425 MHz frequency
band, and

• in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels

specified in the table below.

Note: Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be

lawfully used by the general public in US waters.

Additional information about operating requirements in the Maritime
Services can be obtained from the full text of FCC Rule Part 80 and
from the US Coast Guard.

Table A-1: VHF Marine Channel List

Channel

Number

Frequency (MHz)

Transmit

Receive

1

156.050

160.650

2

156.100

160.700

*

156.150

160.750

4

156.200

160.800

5

156.250

160.850

6

156.300

7

156.350

160.950