VHF Marine
Channel Assignments
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
VHF Marine
Channel Assignments
14
English
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15
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 International (on-board communication); Canada (EPIRB buoys only)
16 International Distress, Safety and Calling
17 State Controlled (U.S.A. only)
Channel Channel Map Frequency Power
Number Int’l Canada USA Transmit Receive Limits
01
••
156.050 160.650
01A
•
156.050 156.050
02 •• 156.100 160.700
03 •• 156.150 160.750
03A • 156.150 156.150
04 • 156.200 160.800
04A • 156.200 156.200
05 • 156.250 160.850
05A ••156.250 156.250
06 • • • 156.300 156.300
07 • 156.350 160.950
07A ••156.350 156.350
08 •••156.400 156.400
09 • • • 156.450 156.450
10 •••156.500 156.500
11 •••156.550 156.550
12 • • • 156.600 156.600
13
•••
156.650 156.650 1 Watt CAN and USA
14 •••156.700 156.700
15 • Rx Only 156.750
15 •• 156.750 156.750 1 Watt INT and CAN
16 • • • 156.800 156.800
17 •••156.850 156.850 1 Watt CAN
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