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Commercial
Channels: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 67, 79, 80, 1881
Vessels: Those used primarily for commercial
transport of persons or goods, or engaged in ser-
vicing other vessels
Use: Communications pertaining to the purpose
for which the vessel is used
Between: Commercial transport vessels (ship-to-
ship) or between commercial transport vessels
and limited coast stations
Channels 8, 67 and 88 may not be used for ship-
to-coast communications
Recreational boats are not permitted to use these
channels
Channel 88 not available on Great Lakes and St.
Lawrence Seaway.
Marine Operator
Channels: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88
Vessels: Any
Use: To place a telephone call to any location in
the world or to a vessel outside of your transmit-
ting range
Between: Vessels and public coast stations
Comments: Contact the marine operator on the
channel assigned to your navigating area.
If unable to determine this channel, use channel
16.
Be patient. Do not interrupt calls in progress.
Avoid excessive calling if the operator does not
answer-give the operator a chance to reply.
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