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Channel Use
01 Public Correspondence (marine operator)
01A Port Operations and Commercial; VTS in selected areas
02 Public Correspondence (marine operator)
03 Public Correspondence (marine operator)
03A Government Only
04 Public Correspondence (marine operator); Port Operations; Ship Movement
04A West Coast (coastguard only); East Coast (commercial fishing)
05 Public Correspondence (marine operator); Port Operations; Ship Movement
05A Port Operations; VTS in selected areas
06 Intership Safety
07 Public Correspondence (marine operator); Port Operations; Ship Movement
07A Commercial
08 Commercial (intership only)
09 Boater Calling Channel; Non-Commercial (recreational)
10 Commercial
11 Commercial; VTS in selected areas
12 Port Operations; VTS in selected areas
13 Intership Navigation Safety (bridge-to-bridge); in U.S. waters,
large vessels maintain a listening watch on this channel
14 Port Operations; VTS in selected areas
15 Environmental (receive only); used by class C EPIRB’s.
15 International (on-board communication); Canada (EPIRB buoys only)
16 International Distress, Safety and Calling
17 State Controlled (U.S.A. only)
Channel Channel Map Frequency Power
Number Int’l Canada USA Transmit Receive Limits
01
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156.050 160.650
01A
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156.050 156.050
02 •• 156.100 160.700
03 •• 156.150 160.750
03A • 156.150 156.150
04 • 156.200 160.800
04A • 156.200 156.200
05 • 156.250 160.850
05A ••156.250 156.250
06 • • • 156.300 156.300
07 • 156.350 160.950
07A ••156.350 156.350
08 •••156.400 156.400
09 • • • 156.450 156.450
10 •••156.500 156.500
11 •••156.550 156.550
12 • • • 156.600 156.600
13
•••
156.650 156.650 1 Watt CAN and USA
14 •••156.700 156.700
15 • Rx Only 156.750
15 •• 156.750 156.750 1 Watt INT and CAN
16 • • • 156.800 156.800
17 •••156.850 156.850 1 Watt CAN
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