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Footnotes to table
1. Not available in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, or the Puget Sound and the
Strait of Juan de Fuca and its approaches.
2 Only for use in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, or the Puget Sound and the Strait
of Juan de Fuca and its approaches.
3. Available only in the Houston and New Orleans areas.
4. Available only in the Great Lakes.
5. Available only in the New Orleans area.
6. Available for intership, ship and coast general purpose calling by non-commercial ships.
7. Available only in the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
8. For channels 13 and 67, output power is fixed at 1 watt (low power) by regulation. In an
emergency, you can override to high power by pressing the 1/25 button.
Note:
Operators should check order of preference for channel use with local information
for chosen area of operation.
Important Notice
Channels 3A, 21A, 23A, 61A, 64A, 81A, 82A, and 83A are not for use by the
general public in U.S. waters. These frequencies may be used only under
authorization by the U.S Coast Guard or under private land mobile license.
NAVIGATIONAL
(Also known as the bridge-to-bridge channel) This channel is available to
all ships. Messages must be about ship navigation, for example, passing
or meeting other ships.
You must keep your messages short. Your power
output must not be more than 1 watt.
This is also the main working chan-
nel at most locks and drawbridges.
13, 67
8
MARITIME CONTROL
This channel may be used to talk to ships and coast stations operated by
state or local governments. Messages must pertain to regulation and
control, boating activities, or assistance to ships
17
DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING
Is available for Digital Selective calling only and is not available for voice
transmissions.
70
WEATHER
On these channels you may receive weather broadcasts of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These channels are only for
receiving. You cannot transmit on them.
Wx-1 162.55
Wx-2 162.4
Wx-3 162.475
US Marine VHF Channels (Continued)
Type of Message
Appropriate
Channel(s)