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Appendix D: Channel List
U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH.
No
XMIT
Freq
RCV
Freq
Single
Freq
Use
01A 156.050 156.050
x
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS.
Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
1
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.
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
>20meters in length maintain a listening watch on this channel
in US waters.
2, 6
14
156.700 156.700
x
Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
15
–
156.750
x
Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class ‘C’ EPIRBs.
3
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.
4
17
156.850 156.850
x
State Control
5
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
