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.
100505A156.250156.250Shipmovement.
0606156.300156.300
Allareas
Intership,commercial,non-commercialandsafety:
Maybeusedforsearchandrescuecommunicationsbetweenshipsandaircraft.
100707A156.350156.350
Allareas
Intership,ship/shore,commercial.
0808156.400156.400WC,ECIntership,commercialandsafety.
AlsoassignedforoperationsintheLakeWinnipegarea.
0909156.450156.450AC
Intership,ship/shore,commercial,non-commercialandshipmovement.
Maybeusedtocommunicatewithaircraftandhelicoptersinpredominantlymaritimesupport
operations.
VHFChannels89