Note:
1.Channel06mayalsobeusedforcommunicationsbetweenshipstationsandaircraftengagedin
coordinatedsearchandrescueoperations.Shipstationsshouldavoidharmfulinterferencetosuch
communicationsonchannel06aswellastocommunicationsbetweenaircraftstations,icebreak
ers
andassistedshipsduringiceseasons.
2.WithintheEuropeanMaritimeAreaandinCanada,channels10,67and73mayalsobeusedbythe
individualadministrationsconcernedforcommunicationbetweenshipstations,aircraftstationsand
participatinglandstationsengagedincoordinatedsearchandrescueandanti-pollutionoperationsin
localareas.Channel10or73(dependingonlocation)arealsousedforthebroadcastofMarineSafety
InformationbytheMaritimeandCoastGuardAgencyintheUKonly.
3.Channel13isdesignatedforuseonaworldwidebasisasanavigationsafetycommunicationchannel,
primarilyforintershipnavigationsafetycommunications.
4.Channels15and17mayalsobeusedforon-boardcommunicationsprovidedtheeffectiveradiated
powerdoesnotexceed1Watt.
5.Theuseofchannels75and76shouldberestrictedtonavigationrelatedcommunicationsonly
andallprecautionsshouldbetakentoavoidharmfulinterferencetochannel16.Transmitpoweris
limitedto1Watt.
PrivateChannels(Europeonly)
Coun-
try
Chan-
nelDes-
igna-
tionsTXFreqRXFreqChannelUse
Belgium
96162.425162.425
Marina
L1
155.500155.500
Pleasure Den-
mark
L2155.525155.525
Pleasure
L1
155.500155.500
Pleasure
L2155.525155.525
Pleasure
Finland,
Norway
&
S
weden
L3155.650155.650
Pleasure
31157.550162.150
Marina Holland
(Nether-
lands)
37157
.850157.850
Leisure
F1
155.625155.625
Fishing
F2
155.775155.775Fishing
Den-
mark,
Finland,
Norway
&S
we-
den
F3155.825155.825
Fishing
M1
157.850157.850
Marina United
King-
dom
M2161.425161.425
Marina
Thenationalchannelslistedabovehavebeenallocatedforthespecificusewithinthecountrieslisted.T o
usethesechannelsyoumusthavetheappropriatelicense.
USMarineVHFChannelsandFrequencies
Note:
Someofthechannelnumbershaverecentlychanged.Forcompleteness,botholdandnewnumbers
areshowninthetablebelow .
(New)
CHNo .
(Old)
CHNo.
TXFreq
(MHz)
RX
Freq
(MHz)
Single
FreqUse
100101A156.050156.05
0
x
P ortoperationsandcommercial,VTS.
AvailableonlyinNewOrleans/LowerMississippiarea.
100505 A156.250156.25
0
x
PortoperationsorVTSintheHouston,NewOrleans
andSeattleareas.
VHFChannels151