Reference; Marine Frequencies; Table 7-1: Marine Frequencies - L3Harris XL Series Operator's Manual

7.

REFERENCE

7.1

MARINE FREQUENCIES

Refer to Table 7-1: 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
1065 65A
1066 66A
67 67
68 68

Table 7-1: Marine Frequencies

SHIP SHIP
TRANSMIT RECEIVE
MHZ MHZ
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans /
156.050 156.050
Lower Mississippi area.
156.250 156.250 Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas.
156.300 156.300 Intership Safety
156.350 156.350 Commercial. VDSMS
156.400 156.400 Commercial (Intership only). VDSMS
156.450 156.450 Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial. VDSMS
156.500 156.500 Commercial. VDSMS
156.550 156.550 Commercial. VTS in selected areas. VDSMS
156.600 156.600 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m length maintain
156.650 156.650
a listening watch on this channel in US waters.
156.700 156.700 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
-- 156.750 Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs.
International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio,
156.800 156.800 USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on this
channel. See our
156.850 156.850 State & local govt maritime control
156.900 156.900 Commercial. VDSMS
156.950 156.950 Commercial. VDSMS
157.000 161.600 Port Operations (duplex)
157.000 157.000 Port Operations
157.050 157.050 U.S. Coast Guard only
Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.
157.100 157.100
Broadcasts announced on channel 16.
157.150 157.150 U.S. Coast Guard only
157.200 161.800 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
157.250 161.850 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
157.300 161.900 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
157.350 161.950 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
157.400 162.000 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans /
156.175 156.175
Lower Mississippi area.
156.275 156.275 Port Operations
156.325 156.325 Port Operations
Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower
156.375 156.375
Mississippi River. Intership only.
156.425 156.425 Non-Commercial. VDSMS
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