HM160 MAX
15
U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH
TX Freq RX Freq
Simplex
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
U.S. Government only
05A
156.250 156.250
x
Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas.
6
156.300 156.300
x
Inter-ship Safety
07A
156.350 156.350
x
Commercial
8
156.400 156.400
x
Commercial (Inter-ship only)
9
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
Inter-ship Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20meters 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
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)
61A
156.075 156.075
x
U.S. 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
U.S. 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. Inter-ship only.
