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U.s. marine vhf channels and frequencies – Raymarine Ray54E User Manual

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Appendix B: Channel List

93

U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies

CH.

No

XMIT

Freq

RCV

Freq

Single

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

22A 157.100 157.100

x

Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts announced on channel 16.