Reference; Marine Frequencies; Table 8-1: Marine Frequencies - L3Harris XL Extreme Series Operator's Manual

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8.

REFERENCE

8.1

MARINE FREQUENCIES

Refer to Table 8-1: Marine Frequencies for a list of maritime frequencies per United States Coast
Guard (USCG).
A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal Communications Commission
Rule Part 80. Additional information about operating requirements in the Maritime Services can
be obtained from the full text of FCC Rule Part 80 and from the US Coast Guard.
NEW OLD
CHANNEL CHANNEL
NUMBER NUMBER
1001 01A
1005 05A
06 06
1007 07A
08 08
09 09
10 10
11 11
12 12
13 13
14 14
15 15
16 16
17 17
1018 18A
1019 19A
20 20
1020 20A
1021 21A
1022 22A
1023 23A
24 24
25 25
26 26
27 27
28 28
1063 63A
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Table 8-1: Marine Frequencies

SHIP SHIP
TRANSMIT RECEIVE
MHZ MHZ
156.050 156.050
156.250 156.250
156.300 156.300
156.350 156.350
156.400 156.400
156.450 156.450
156.500 156.500
156.550 156.550
156.600 156.600
156.650 156.650
156.700 156.700
-- 156.750
156.800 156.800
156.850 156.850
156.900 156.900
156.950 156.950
157.000 161.600
157.000 157.000
157.050 157.050
157.100 157.100
157.150 157.150
157.200 161.800
157.250 161.850
157.300 161.900
157.350 161.950
157.400 162.000
156.175 156.175
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New
Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and
Seattle areas.
Intership Safety
Commercial. VDSMS
Commercial (Intership only). VDSMS
Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial. VDSMS
Commercial. VDSMS
Commercial. VTS in selected areas. VDSMS
Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m
length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters.
Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs.
International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to
carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening
watch on this channel. See our
page.
State & local govt maritime control
Commercial. VDSMS
Commercial. VDSMS
Port Operations (duplex)
Port Operations
U.S. Coast Guard only
Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information
Broadcasts. Broadcasts announced on channel 16.
U.S. Coast Guard only
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New
Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
USE
Watchkeeping Regulations