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Appendix B: Channel List 93
U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH.
No
XMIT
Freq
RCV
Freq
Single
Freq Use
01A 156.050 156.050 x Port Operations and Commercial, VTS.
Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
1
03A 156.150 156.150 x U.S. Government only
05A 156.250 156.250 x Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle
areas.
06 156.300 156.300 x Intership Safety
07A 156.350 156.350 x Commercial
08 156.400 156.400 x Commercial (Intership only)
09 156.450 156.450 x Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial.
10 156.500 156.500 x Commercial
11 156.550 156.550 x Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
12 156.600 156.600 x Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
13 156.650 156.650 x Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20meters in
length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters.
2, 6
14 156.700 156.700 x Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
15 - 156.750 x
Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class ‘C’ EPIRBs.
3
16 156.800 156.800 x International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry
radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on
this channel.
4
17 156.850 156.850 x
State Control
5
18A 156.900 156.900 x Commercial
19A 156.950 156.950 x Commercial
20 157.000 161.600 Port Operations (duplex)
20A 157.000 157.000 x Port Operations
21A 157.050 157.050 x U.S. Coast Guard only
22A 157.100 157.100 x Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts announced on channel 16.