Raymarine RAY91 Installation And Operation Instruction Manual page 154

Note:
1. Four digit channels indicate simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an international semi-duplex
channel. Operations are different from that of international operations on that channel.
2. Channel 13 should be used to contact a ship when there is danger of collision. All ships of length 20
metres or greater are required to guard VHF channel 13, in addition to VHF channel 16, when operating
within US territorial waters.
3. Channel 15 is receive only.
4. Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress calls.
5. Channel 17 and channel 77 have a fixed power output of 1 watt.
6. Channel 13 and channel 67 have an initial power output of 1 watt. User can temporarily override this
restrictions to transmit at high power.
7. VDSMS (VHF Digital Small Message Services). Transmissions of short digital messages in accordance
with RTCM Standard 12301.1 is allowed.
WX Channels (North America only)
Weather Channel
WX1
WX2
WX3
WX4
WX5
WX6
WX7
WX8
WX9
WX10
Canadian Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
Note:
Some of the channel numbers have recently changed. For completeness, both old and new numbers
are shown in the table below.
(New) (Old) TX
CH CH Freq
No. No. (MHz)
01 01 156.05
0
02 02 156.100 160.70
03 03 156.150 160.75
1004 04A 156.20
0
1005 05A 156.25
0
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Frequency in MHz
162.550
162.400
162.475
162.425
162.450
162.500
162.525
161.650
161.775
163.275
RX Areas
Freq Single of op-
(MHz) Freq eration
160.65 BCC
0
BCC
0
BCC
0
x
156.20 BCC,
0 EC
x
156.25 AC,
0 BCC,
EC,
GL, NL,
INLD
BC, WC
Use
Public correspondence.
Public correspondence.
Public correspondence.
Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial and Safety
DFO / Canadian Coast Guard only in BCC area.
Commercial fishing in EC area.
Ship movement.