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VHF Marine
Channel Assignments
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
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VHF Marine
Channel Assignments
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VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Channel
Use
01
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
01A
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS in selected areas
02
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
03
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
03A
Government Only (Unauthorized)
04
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement
04A
West Coast (Coast Guard Only);
East Coast (Commercial Fishing)
05
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement
05A
Port Operations, VTS in selected areas
06
Intership Safety
07
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement
07A
Commercial
08
Commercial (Intership Only)
09
Boater Calling Channel, Non-Commercial (Recreational)
10
Commercial
11
Commercial, VTS in selected areas
12
Port Operations, VTS in selected areas
13
Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-Bridge). In U.S. waters,
large vessels maintain a listening watch on this channel.
14
Port Operations, VTS in selected areas
15
Environmental (Receive Only). Used by class C EPIRB’s.
15
Canada (EPIRB Buoys Only); International (On-Board Communication)
16
International Distress, Safety and Calling
17
State Controlled (U.S.A. Only)
Channel
Channel Map
Frequency
Power
Number
USA
Int’l Canada Transmit
Receive
Limits
01
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•
156.050
160.650
01A
•
156.050
156.050
02
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156.100
160.700
03
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156.150
160.750
03A
•
156.150
156.150
04
•
156.200
160.800
04A
•
156.200
156.200
05
•
156.250
160.850
05A
•
•
156.250
156.250
06
•
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•
156.300
156.300
07
•
156.350
160.950
07A
•
•
156.350
156.350
08
•
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156.400
156.400
09
•
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156.450
156.450
10
•
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•
156.500
156.500
11
•
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156.550
156.550
12
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156.600
156.600
13
•
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156.650
156.650
1 watt USA and CAN
14
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156.700
156.700
15
•
Rx Only
156.750
15
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156.750
156.750
1 watt CAN and INT
16
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156.800
156.800
17
•
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156.850
156.850
1 watt USA and CAN
