Note:
1.Theletter‘
A’followingachannelnumberindicatessimplexuseoftheshipstationtransmitsideofaninternationalsemi-duplexchannel.Operationsaredifferentfrom
thatofinternationaloperationsonthatchannel.
2.Channel13shouldbeusedtocontactashipwhenthereisdangerofcollision.Allshipsoflength20metresorgreaterarerequiredtoguardVHFchannel13,inadditionto
VHFchannel16,whenoperatingwithinUSterritorialwaters.
3.Channel15isreceiveonly.
4.Channel16isusedforcallingotherstationsorfordistresscalls.
5.Channel17andchannel77haveafixedpoweroutputof1watt.
6.Channel13andchannel67haveaninitialpoweroutputof1watt.Usercantemporarilyoverridethisrestrictionstotransmitathighpower.
CanadianMarineVHFChannelsandFrequencies
Note:Someofthechannelnumbershaverecentlychanged.Forcompleteness,botholdandnewnumbersareshowninthetablebelow
.
(New)CH
No .(Old)CHNo.TXFreqRXFreq
Areaof
operationUse
0101156.050160 .650PC
Publiccorrespondence.
0202156. 100160.700PC
Publiccorrespondence.
0303156. 150160.750PC
Publiccorrespondence.
100404A156.200156.200PC
Intership ,ship/shoreandsafety:
CanadianCoastGuardsearchandrescue.
100404A156.200156.200EC
Intership ,ship/shoreandcommercial:
Commercialfishingonly.
100505 A156.250156.250Shipmovement.
0606156.300156.300
Allareas
Intership ,commercial,non-commercialandsafety:
Maybeusedforsearchandrescuecommunicationsbetweenshipsandaircraft.
100707A156.350156.350
Allareas
Intership ,ship/shore,commercial.
0808156.400156.400W C,ECIntership,commercialandsafety.
AlsoassignedforoperationsintheLakeWinnipegarea.
0909156.450156.450A C
Intership,ship/shore,commercial,non-commercialandshipmovement.
Maybeusedtocommunicatewithaircraftandhelicoptersinpredominantlymaritimesupport
operations.
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