Table of Transmitting Frequencies in the VHF Marine Band

Channel Designator	Notes	Transmitting Frequencies (MHz)		Intership	Port Operations and Ship Movement		Public correspondence
		Ship Stations	Coast Stations		Single frequency	Two frequency
60		156.025	160.625			x	x
01		156.050	160.650			x	x
61		156.075	160.675			x	x
02		156.100	160.700			x	x
62		156.125	160.125			x	x
03		156.150	160.750			x	x
63		156.175	160.775			x	x
04		156.200	160.800			x	x
64		156.225	160.825			x	x
05		156.250	160.850			x	x
65		156.275	160.875			x	x
06	f	156.300		x
66		156.325	160.925			x	x
07		156.350	160.950			x	x
67	h	156.375	156.375	x	x
08		156.400		x
68		156.425	156.425		x
09	I	156.450	156.450	x	x
69		156.475	156.475	x	x
10	f	156.500	156.500	x	x
70	j	156.525	156.525	Digital selective calling for distress, safety and calling
11		156.550	156.550		x
71		156.575	156.575		x
12		156.600	156.600		x
72	i	156.625		x
13	k	156.650	156.650	x	x
73	h	156.675	156.675	x	x
14		156.700	156.700		x
74		156.725	156.725		x
15	g	156.750	156.750	x	x
75	n	156.775	x		x
16		156.800	156.800	DISTRESS, SAFETY AND CALLING
76	n	156.825			x
17	g	156.850	156.850	x	x
77		156.875		x
18	m	156.900	161.500		x	x	x
78		156.925	161.525			x	x
19		156.950	161.550			x	x
79		156.975	161.575			x	x
20		157.000	161.600			x	x
80		157.025	161.625			x	x
21		157.050	161.650			x	x
81		157.075	161.675			x	x
22		157.100	161.700			x	x
82	m	157.125	161.725		x	x	x
23		157.150	161.750			x	x
83	m	157.175	161.775		x	x	x
24		157.200	161.800			x	x
84	m	157.225	161.825		x	x	x
25		157.250	161.850			x	x
85	m	157.275	161.875		x	x	x
26		157.300	161.900			x	x
86	m	157.325	161.925		x	x	x
27		157.350	161.950			x	x
87		157.375			x
28		157.400	162.000			x	x
88		157.425			x
AIS 1	l	161.975	161.975
AIS 2	l	162.025	162.025

 

NOTES REFERRING TO THE TABLE

General notes

1. Administrations may designate frequencies in the intership, port operations and ship movement services for use by light aircraft and helicopters to communicate with ships or participating coast station in predominantly maritime support operations under the conditions specified in Nos. S51.69, S51.73, S51.74, S51.75, S51.76, S51.77 and S51.78. However, the use of the channels which are shared with public correspondence shall be subject to prior agreement between interested and affected administrations.
   
2. The channels of the present Appendix, with the exception of channels 06, 13, 15, 16, 17, 70, 75 and 76, may also be used for highspeed data and facsimile transmissions, subject to special arrangement between interested and affected administrations.
   

   The channels of the present Appendix, but preferably channel 28 and with exception of channels 06, 13, 15, 16, 17, 70, 75 and 76, may be used for direct-printing telegraphy and data transmission, subject to special arrangement between interested and affected administrations.
   
3. The frequencies in this table may also be used for radiocommunications on inland waterways in accordance with the conditions specified in No. S5.226.
   
4. Administrations having an urgent need to reduce local congestion may apply 12.5 kHz channel interleaving on a non-interference basis to 25 kHz channels, provided:

1. Recommendation ITU-R M.1084-2 shall be taken into account when changing to 12.5 kHz channels;
   
2. It shall not affect the 25 kHz channels of the Appendix S18 maritime mobile distress and safety frequencies, especially the channels 6, 13, 15, 16, 17, and 70, nor the technical characteristics mentioned in Recommendation ITU-R M.489-2 for these channels;
   
3. Implementation of 12.5 kHz channel interleaving and consequential national requirements shall be subject to prior agreement between the implementing administrations and administrations whose ship station or services may be affected.

 

Specific notes

6. The frequency 156.300 MHz (channel 06) (see Appendix S13, Appendix S15 and S51.79) may also be used for communication between ship stations and aircraft stations engaged in coordinated search and rescue operations. Ship stations shall avoid harmful interference to such communications on channel 06 as well as to communications between aircraft stations, ice-breakers and assisted ships during ice seasons.
   
7. Channels 15 and 17 may also be used for on-board communications provided the effective radiated power does not exceed 1 W, and subject to the national regulations of the administration concerned when these channels are used in its territorial waters.
   
8. Within the European Maritime Area and in Canada these frequencies (channels 10, 67, 73) may also be used, if so required, by the individual administrations concerned, for communication between ship stations, aircraft stations and participating land stations engaged in coordinated search and rescue and anti-pollution operations in local areas, under the conditions specified in Nos. S51.69, S51.73, S51.74, S51.75, S51.76, S51.77 and S51.78.
   
9. The preferred first three frequencies for the purpose indicated in note a) are 156.450 MHz (channel 09), 156.625 MHz (channel 72) and 156.675 MHz (channel 73).
   
10. This channel (70) is to be used exclusively for digital selective calling for distress, safety and calling.
    
11. Channel 13 is designated for use on a world-wide basis as a navigation safety communication channel, primarily for intership navigation safety communications. It may also be used for the ship movement and port operations service subject to the national regulations of the administrations concerned.
    
12. The channels will be used for an automatic ship identification and surveillance system capable of providing worldwide operation on high seas, unless other frequencies are designated on a regional basis for this purpose.  (Note: 161.975 (channel 87B) may only be used for public correspondence in the U.S.)
    
13. These channels (18 and 82 to 86) may be operated as a single frequency channels, subject to special arrangement between interested or affected administrations.
    
14. The use of these channels should be restricted to navigation-related communications only and all precautions should be taken to avoid harmful interference to channel 16, e.g. by limiting the output power to 1 W or by means geographical separation.

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4 MHz Duplex Channels

ITU Channel No.	Coast Transmit kHz	Ship Transmit kHz
401	4357	4065
402	4360	4068
403	4363	4071
404	4366	4074
405	4369	4077
406	4372	4080
407	4375	4083
408	4378	4086
409	4381	4089
410	4384	4092
411	4387	4095
412	4390	4098
413	4393	4101
414	4396	4104
415	4399	4107
416	4402	4110
417	4405	4113
418	4408	4116
419	4411	4119
420	4414	4122
421	4417	4125 (USCG Calling (See Note below)
422	4420	4128
423	4423	4131
424	4426	4134
425	4429	4137
426	4432	4140
427	4435	4143
428	4351	(varies)
429	4354	(varies)

6 MHz Duplex Channels

ITU Channel No.	Coast Transmit (kHz)	Ship Transmit (kHz)
601	6501	6200
602	6504	6203
603	6507	6206
604	6510	6209
605	6513	6212
606	6516	6215 (Calling, distress & safety working on 6215 kHz simplex)
607	6519	6218
608	6522	6221

8 MHz Duplex Channels

ITU Channel No.	Coast Transmit (kHz)	Ship Transmit (kHz)
801	8719	8195
802	8722	8198
803	8725	8201
804	8728	8204
805	8731	8207
806	8734	8210
807	8737	8213
808	8740	8216
809	8743	8219
810	8746	8222
811	8749	8225
812	8752	8228
813	8755	8231
814	8758	8234
815	8761	8237
816	8764	8240 (USCG Calling)
817	8767	8243
818	8770	8246
819	8773	8249
820	8776	8252
821	8779	8255 (Calling)
822	8782	8258
823	8785	8261
824	8788	8264
825	8791	8267
826	8794	8270
827	8797	8273
828	8800	8276
829	8803	8279
830	8806	8282
831	8809	8285
832	8812	8288
833	8291	8291
834	8707	(varies)
835	8710	(varies)
836	8713	(varies)
837	8716	(varies)

12 MHz Duplex Channels

ITU Channel No.	Coast Transmit kHz	Ship Transmit kHz
1201	13,077	12,230
1202	13,080	12,233
1203	13,083	12,236
1204	13,086	12,239
1205	13,089	12,242
1206	13,092	12,245
1207	13,095	12,248
1208	13,098	12,251
1209	13,101	12,254
1210	13,104	12,257
1211	13,107	12,260
1212	13,110	12,263
1213	13,113	12,266
1214	13,116	12,269
1215	13,119	12,272
1216	13,122	12,275
1217	13,125	12,278
1218	13,128	12,281
1219	13,131	12,284
1220	13,134	12,287
1221	13,137	12,290 (See Note below)
1222	13,140	12,293
1223	13,143	12,296
1224	13,146	12,299
1225	13,149	12,302
1226	13,152	12,305
1227	13,155	12,308
1228	13,158	12,311
1229	13,161	12,314
1230	13,164	12,317
1231	13,167	12,320
1232	13,170	12,323
1233	13,173	12,326
1234	13,176	12,329
1235	13,179	12,332
1236	13,182	12,335