HM360 DSC MAX
17
U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH
TX Freq RX Freq
Simplex Freq Use
01A
156.050
156.050
x
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans /
Lower Mississippi area.
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.
6
156.300
156.300
x
Inter-ship Safety
07A
156.350
156.350
x
Commercial
8
156.400
156.400
x
Commercial (Inter-ship only)
9
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
Inter-ship Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20meters in length
maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters.
14
156.700
156.700
x
Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
15
–
156.750
x
Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class ‘C’ EPIRBS.
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.
17
156.850
156.850
x
State Control
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.
23A
157.150
157.150
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
24
157.200
161.800
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
25
157.250
161.850
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
26
157.300
161.900
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
27
157.350
161.950
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
28
157.400
162.000
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
61A
156.075
156.075
x
U.S. Government only
63A
156.175
156.175
x
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans /
Lower Mississippi area.
64A
156.225
156.225
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
65A
156.275
156.275
x
Port Operations
66A
156.325
156.325
x
Port Operations