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VHF Marine
Channel Assignments
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
Canada (EPIRB Buoys Only); International (On-Board Communication)
16
International Distress, Safety and Calling
17
State Controlled (U.S.A. Only)
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