VHF Marine
Channel Assignments
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
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
04
Public Correspondence (marine operator); Port Operations; Ship Movement
04A
West Coast (coastguard 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
International (on-board communication); Canada (EPIRB buoys only)
16
International Distress, Safety and Calling
17
State Controlled (U.S.A. only)
Channel
Channel Map
Frequency
Power
Number
Int’l Canada USA
Transmit
Receive
Limits
01
•
•
156.050
160.650
01A
•
156.050
156.050
02
•
•
156.100
160.700
03
•
•
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
•
•
•
156.300
156.300
07
•
156.350
160.950
07A
•
•
156.350
156.350
08
•
•
•
156.400
156.400
09
•
•
•
156.450
156.450
10
•
•
•
156.500
156.500
11
•
•
•
156.550
156.550
12
•
•
•
156.600
156.600
13
•
•
•
156.650
156.650
1 Watt CAN and USA
14
•
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•
156.700
156.700
15
•
Rx Only
156.750
15
•
•
156.750
156.750
1 Watt INT and CAN
16
•
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156.800
156.800
17
•
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•
156.850
156.850
1 Watt CAN
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