Channel |
U.S. |
Canada |
Int’l |
Transmit (MHz) |
Receive (MHz) |
Used For: |
Mode |
01A |
X |
|
|
156.050 |
Port Operation & Commercial, VTS; only available in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area |
Simplex |
01 |
|
X |
X |
156.050 |
160.650 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
02 |
|
X |
X |
156.100 |
160.700 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
03 |
|
X |
X |
156.150 |
160.750 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
04A |
|
X |
|
156.200 |
Coast Guard Search & Rescue (Canadian Pacific Coast); Canadian Commercial Fishing (East Coast) |
Simplex |
04 |
|
|
X |
156.200 |
160.800 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
05A |
X |
X |
|
156.250 |
Port Operation; Houston, Seattle & New Orleans VTS |
Simplex |
05 |
|
|
X |
156.250 |
160.850 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
06 |
X |
X |
X |
156.300 |
Intership Safety |
Simplex |
07A |
X |
X |
|
156.350 |
Commercial |
Simplex |
07 |
|
|
X |
156.350 |
160.950 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
08 |
X |
X |
X |
156.400 |
Commercial (Intership only) |
Simplex |
09 |
X |
X |
X |
156.450 |
Boater Calling Channel, Commercial & Recreational |
Simplex |
10 |
X |
X |
X |
156.500 |
Commercial |
Simplex |
11 |
X |
X |
X |
156.550 |
Commercial, VTS in selected areas |
Simplex |
12 |
X |
X |
X |
156.600 |
Port Operation, VTS in selected areas |
Simplex |
13 |
X |
X |
X |
156.650 |
Intership Navigation Safety (bridge-to-bridge); vessels
over 65.6 feet (20 meters) maintain a listening watch in U.S. waters |
Simplex |
14 |
X |
X |
X |
156.700 |
Port Operation, VTS in selected areas |
Simplex |
15 |
X |
X |
X |
156.750 |
U.S.: Environmental (receive only) Class C EPIRBS
Canada: Intership/ship-to-shore, 1-watt max Class C EPIRBS
Int’l: Intership/ship-to-shore Class C EPIRBs |
Simplex |
16 |
X |
X |
X |
156.800 |
International Distress, Safety, and Calling |
Simplex |
17 |
X |
X |
X |
156.850 |
State Controlled; Canada: limited to 1-watt max |
Simplex |
18A |
X |
X |
|
156.900 |
Commercial |
Simplex |
18 |
|
|
X |
156.900 |
161.500 |
Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
19A |
X |
X |
|
156.950 |
U.S.: Commercial; Canada: Coast Guard, except Pacific Coast |
Simplex |
19 |
|
|
X |
156.950 |
161.550 |
Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
20A |
X |
|
|
157.000 |
Port Operation |
Simplex |
20 |
X |
X |
X |
157.000 |
161.600 |
Port Operations, Canada: 1-watt max |
Duplex |
21A |
X |
X |
|
157.050 |
U.S. & Canadian Coast Guard |
Simplex |
21B |
|
X |
|
- |
161.650 |
Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service |
Simplex |
21 |
|
|
X |
157.050 |
161.650 |
Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
22A |
X |
X |
|
157.100 |
U.S. & Canadian Coast Guard |
Simplex |
22 |
|
|
X |
157.100 |
161.700 |
Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
23A |
X |
|
|
157.150 |
U.S. Coast Guard only |
Simplex |
23 |
|
X |
X |
157.150 |
161.750 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
24 |
X |
X |
X |
157.200 |
161.800 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
25B |
|
X |
|
- |
161.850 |
Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service, receive only |
Simplex |
25 |
X |
X |
X |
157.250 |
161.850 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
26 |
X |
X |
X |
157.300 |
161.900 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
27 |
X |
X |
X |
157.350 |
161.950 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
28B |
|
X |
|
- |
162.00 |
Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service, receive only |
Simplex |
28 |
X |
X |
X |
157.400 |
162.000 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
60 |
|
X |
X |
156.025 |
160.625 |
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
Duplex |
61A |
|
X |
|
156.075 |
Pacific Coast: Coast Guard; East Coast: Commercial Fishing |
Simplex |
61 |
|
|
X |
156.075 |
160.675 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
62A |
|
X |
|
156.125 |
Pacific Coast: Coast Guard; East Coast: Commercial Fishing |
Simplex |
62 |
|
|
X |
156.125 |
160.725 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
63A |
X |
|
|
156.175 |
Port Operation & Commercial, VTS; only available in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area |
Simplex |
63 |
|
|
X |
156.175 |
160.775 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
64A |
X |
X |
|
156.225 |
U.S.: Gov’t only; Canada: Commercial Fishing |
Simplex |
64 |
|
X |
X |
156.225 |
160.825 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
65A |
X |
X |
|
156.275 |
Port Operations |
Simplex |
65 |
|
|
X |
156.275 |
160.875 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
66A |
X |
X |
|
156.325 |
U.S.: Port Operations; Canada: Great Lakes Search & Rescue, Pacific towing, St. Lawrence Port Operations, recreational craft in Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba inland waters |
Simplex |
66 |
|
|
X |
156.325 |
160.925 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
67 |
X |
X |
X |
156.375 |
U.S.: Commercial; Canada: Commercial Fishing, Search & Rescue |
Simplex |
68 |
X |
X |
X |
156.425 |
Recreational Working Channel and Canadian Marinas |
Simplex |
69 |
X |
X |
X |
156.475 |
U.S.: Recreational; Canada: Intership, ship-to-shore, except commercial fishing only on East Coast |
Simplex |
70 |
X |
X |
X |
156.525 |
Digital Selective Calling (DSC); no voice communications are allowed |
Simplex |
71 |
X |
X |
X |
156.575 |
U.S. & Canada: Recreational and Canadian East Coast marinas; Int’l: Port Operations |
Simplex |
72 |
X |
X |
X |
156.625 |
Noncommercial (Intership only) |
Simplex |
73 |
X |
X |
X |
156.675 |
U.S.: Port Operations; Canada: East Coast Commercial Fishing, other areas Ship-to-Shore and Intership |
Simplex |
74 |
X |
X |
X |
156.725 |
U.S.: Port Operations; Canada: Ship-to-Shore, Intership |
Simplex |
77 |
X |
X |
X |
156.875 |
Port Operations (Intership only) |
Simplex |
78A |
X |
X |
|
156.925 |
U.S.: Recreational; Canada: Commercial |
Simplex |
78 |
|
|
X |
156.925 |
161.525 |
Marine Operator, Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
79A |
X |
X |
|
156.975 |
Commercial, except recreational in U.S. Great Lakes area |
Simplex |
79 |
|
|
X |
156.975 |
161.575 |
Port Operations and Ship Movement |
Duplex |
80A |
X |
X |
|
157.025 |
Commercial, except recreational in U.S. Great Lakes area |
Simplex |
80 |
|
|
X |
157.025 |
161.625 |
Port Operation, Ship Movement |
Duplex |
81A |
X |
X |
|