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Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range

Non-Commercial Call Channel

For non-commercial transmissions, such as fishing reports,

rendezvous arrangements, repair scheduling, or berthing

information, use VHF Channel 9.

Operating Frequency Requirements

A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal

Communications Commission Rule Part 80 as follows:

• on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act,

the radio must be capable of operating on the 156.800 MHz

frequency

• on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be

capable of operating:

• in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting

frequencies specified in the 156.025–157.425 MHz frequency

band, and

• in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels

specified in the table below.

Note: Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be

lawfully used by the general public in US waters.

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.

Table A-1: VHF Marine Channel List

Channel

Number

Frequency (MHz)

Transmit Receive

1 156.050 160.650

2 156.100 160.700

* 156.150 160.750

4 156.200 160.800

5 156.250 160.850

6 156.300 –

7 156.350 160.950

1 2 ... 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 ... 69 70

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