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Appendix C VHF Channels
US Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH No. TX Freq RX Freq Single 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
US Government only.
05A 156.250 156.250
x
Port operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas.
06 156.300 156.300
x
Intership Safety.
07A 156.350 156.350
x
Commercial.
08 156.400 156.400
x
Commercial (Intership only).
09 156.450 156.450
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
Intership navigation safety (Bridge-to-bridge).
Ships >20 metres 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
US 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
US 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
US 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
US Coast Guard only.
65A 156.275 156.275
x
Port operations.
66A 156.325 156.325
x
Port operations.
67 156.375 156.375
x
Commercial.
Used for bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi river (Intership only).
68 156.425 156.425
x
Non-commercial.
69 156.475 156.475
x
Non-commercial.
71 156.575 156.575
x
Non-commercial.
72 156.625 156.625
x
Non-commercial (Intership only).
VHF Channels 83