Vhf Marine Channel Assignment - Standard Horizon HX500E Owner's Manual

the term "non-commercial" in the Channel Use column of the chart. Some
of these are shared with other users and some are used only in certain
geographic regions.
6. Marine vessels equipped with VHF radios are required to monitor
Channel 16.
CH U C I S/D
01 X X D
01A X S
02 X X D
03 X X D
03A X S
04 X D
04A X S
05 X D
05A X X S
06 X X X S
07 X D
07A X X S
08 X X X S
09 X X X S
10 X X X S
11 X X X S
12 X X X S
13 X X X S
14 X X X S
15 X S
15 X X S
16 X X X S
17 X X X S
18 X D
18A X X S
19 X D
19A X S
19A X S
20 X X X D
20A X S
21 X D
21A X X S
22 X D
22A X X S
HX500E
VHF Marine Channel
VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART
TX RX
156.050 160.650 Public Correspondence ( Marine Operator )
156.050 Port Operation and Commercial. VTS in selected areas
156.100 160.700 Public Correspondence ( Marine Operator )
156.150 160.750 Public Correspondence ( Marine Operator )
156.150 US Government only, Coast Guard
156.200 160.800 Public Correspondence ( Marine Operator ) ,
Port operation, ship movement
156.200 Pacific coast: Coast Guard, East Coast:
Commercial fishing
156.250 160.850 Public Correspondence ( Marine Operator ) ,
Port operation, ship movement
156.250 Port operation. VTS in Seattle
156.300 Inter-ship Sefety
156.350 160.950 Public Correspondence ( Marine Operator ) ,
Port operation, ship movement
156.350 Commercial
Commercial ( Inter-ship only )
156.400
156.450 Boater Calling channel, Commercial & Non-commercial
( Recreational )
156.500 Commercial
156.550 Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
156.600 Port operation. VTS in selected areas.
Inter-ship Navigation Safety ( Bridge-to-bridge )
156.650
156.700 Port operation. VTS in selected areas.
156.750 Environmental ( Receive only )
- - -
Commercial, non-commercial, ship movement ( 1 W )
156.750
156.800 International Distress, Safety and Calling
State Controlled ( 1 W )
156.850
156.900 161.500 Port operation, ship movement
156.900 Commercial
156.950 161.550 Port operation, ship movement
156.950 US: Commercial
156.950 Coast Guard
157.000 161.600 Canadian Coast Guard Only,
International: port operations and shipment
157.000 Port operation
157.050 161.650 Port operation, ship movement
157.050 U.S. Government Only, Canadian Coast Guard
157.100 161.700 Port operation, ship movement
157.100 US and Canadian Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime
Safety Information Broadcasts announced on channel 16
CHANNEL USE
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