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U.S. MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES
CH
TX Freq
RX Freq
Simplex
Use
01A
156.050
156.050
X
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New
Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
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 >20m 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
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 & local govt maritime 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)
