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2 Portland
Fish Pier
Marine Trade Center
Suite 105
Portland, Maine 04101
Office:
207-772-8121
Fax: 207-772-2367
Jeff C. Liick - Harbor Master
Cell Phone - 207-807-7156
Kevin J. Battle - Deputy Harbor Master
(Seasonal)
James Maxner - Deputy Harbor Master
Cell Phone - 207-
Scott Evans - Deputy Harbor Master
(Seasonal)
Email:
phm@maine.rr.com
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U.S. VHF
Marine Radio Channels and Frequencies
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Channel Number
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Ship
Transmit
MHz |
Ship
Receive
MHz |
Use
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01A
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156.050 |
156.050 |
Port
Operations and Commercial. VTS
in selected areas. |
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05A
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156.250 |
156.250 |
Port
Operations. VTS in selected
areas. |
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06
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156.300 |
156.300 |
Intership Safety |
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07A
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156.350 |
156.350 |
Commercial |
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08
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156.400 |
156.400 |
Commercial (Intership only)
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09
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156.450 |
156.450 |
Boater Calling. Commercial and
Non-Commercial. |
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10
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156.500 |
156.500 |
Commercial |
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11
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156.550 |
156.550 |
Commercial. VTS in selected
areas. |
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12
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156.600 |
156.600 |
Port
Operations. VTS in selected
areas. |
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13
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156.650 |
156.650 |
Intership Navigation Safety
(Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m
length maintain a listening
watch on this channel in US
waters. |
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14
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156.700 |
156.700 |
Port
Operations. VTS in selected
areas. |
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15
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--
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156.750 |
Environmental (Receive only).
Used by Class C EPIRBs.
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16
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156.800 |
156.800 |
International Distress, Safety
and Calling. Ships required to
carry radio, USCG, and most
coast stations maintain a
listening watch on this channel.
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17
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156.850 |
156.850 |
State Control |
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18A
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156.900 |
156.900 |
Commercial |
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19A
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156.950 |
156.950 |
Commercial |
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20
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157.000 |
161.600 |
Port
Operations (duplex) |
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20A
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157.000 |
157.000 |
Port
Operations |
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21A
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157.050 |
157.050 |
U.S.
Coast Guard only |
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22A
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157.100 |
157.100 |
Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime
Safety Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts announced on channel
16. |
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23A
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157.150 |
157.150 |
U.S.
Coast Guard only |
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24
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157.200 |
161.800 |
Public Correspondence (Marine
Operator) |
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25
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157.250 |
161.850 |
Public Correspondence (Marine
Operator) |
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26
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157.300 |
161.900 |
Public Correspondence (Marine
Operator) |
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27
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157.350 |
161.950 |
Public Correspondence (Marine
Operator) |
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28
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157.400 |
162.000 |
Public Correspondence (Marine
Operator) |
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63A
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156.175 |
156.175 |
Port
Operations and Commercial. VTS
in selected areas. |
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65A
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156.275 |
156.275 |
Port
Operations |
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66A
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156.325 |
156.325 |
Port
Operations |
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67
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156.375 |
156.375 |
Commercial. Used for
Bridge-to-bridge communications
in lower Mississippi River.
Intership only. |
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68
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156.425 |
156.425 |
Non-Commercial |
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69
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156.475 |
156.475 |
Non-Commercial |
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70
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156.525 |
156.525 |
Digital Selective Calling (voice
communications not allowed)
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71
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156.575 |
156.575 |
Non-Commercial |
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72
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156.625 |
156.625 |
Non-Commercial (Intership only)
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73
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156.675 |
156.675 |
Port
Operations |
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74
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156.725 |
156.725 |
Port
Operations |
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77
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156.875 |
156.875 |
Port
Operations (Intership only)
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78A
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156.925 |
156.925 |
Non-Commercial |
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79A
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156.975 |
156.975 |
Commercial. Non-Commercial in
Great Lakes only |
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80A
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157.025 |
157.025 |
Commercial. Non-Commercial in
Great Lakes only |
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81A
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157.075 |
157.075 |
U.S.
Government only - Environmental
protection operations.
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82A
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157.125 |
157.125 |
U.S.
Government only |
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83A
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157.175 |
157.175 |
U.S.
Coast Guard only |
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84
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157.225 |
161.825 |
Public Correspondence (Marine
Operator) |
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85
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157.275 |
161.875 |
Public Correspondence (Marine
Operator) |
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86
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157.325 |
161.925 |
Public Correspondence (Marine
Operator) |
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87
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157.375 |
161.975 |
Public Correspondence (Marine
Operator) |
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88
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157.425 |
162.025 |
Public Correspondence only near
Canadian border. |
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88A
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157.425 |
157.425 |
Commercial, Intership only.
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Data from the U.S. Coast
Guard
Maritime
Telecommunications Information
NOAA Weather
Radio Frequencies, in MHz
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WX1 |
-- |
162.550 |
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WX2 |
-- |
162.400 |
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WX3 |
-- |
162.475 |
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WX4 |
-- |
162.425 |
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WX5 |
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162.450 |
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WX6 |
-- |
162.500 |
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WX7 |
-- |
162.525 |
See the
NOAA Weather Radio
Homepage for more information.
Frequencies
are in MHz. Modulation is 16KF3E or 16KG3E.
NOTE:
USCG District 1 (Northeast US) is now
reserving Channel 16 for Distress and
International Hailing only. Channel 9 is now
the recommended hailing channel. Once
contact is made on a hailing frequency,
boaters should switch to a working frequency
to engage in conversation. This practice
should keep the hailing frequencies
relatively clear of "idle chatter".
Note that the
letter "A" indicates simplex use of the ship
station transmit side of an international
duplex channel, and that operations are
different than international operations on
that channel. Some VHF transceivers are
equipped with an "International - U.S."
switch for that purpose. "A" channels are
generally only used in the United States,
and use is normally not recognized or
allowed outside the U.S. The letter "B"
indicates simplex use of the coast station
transmit side of an international duplex
channel. The U.S. does not currently use "B"
channels for simplex communications in this
band.
Boaters
should normally use channels listed as
Non-Commercial. Channel 16 is used for
calling other stations or for distress
alerting. Channel 13 should be used to
contact a ship when there is danger of
collision. All ships of length 20m or
greater are required to guard VHF channel
13, in addition to VHF channel 16, when
operating within U.S. territorial waters.
Users may be fined by the FCC for improper
use of these channels. See
Marine Radio Watch
Requirements for further
information.
The
chart below summarizes a portion of the
FCC rules -- 47 CFR 80.371(c) and
80.373(f)
Data from the
Federal
Communications Commission - Marine
Service Division
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Type of
Message |
Appropriate channel(s) |
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DISTRESS SAFETY AND CALLING - Use
this channel to get the attention of
another station (calling) or in
emergencies (distress and safety). |
16 |
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INTERSHIP SAFETY - Use this channel
for ship-to-ship safety messages and
for search and rescue messages and
ships and aircraft of the Coast
Guard. |
6 |
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COAST GUARD LIAISON - Use this
channel to talk to the Coast Guard
(but first make contact on Channel
16). |
22 |
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NONCOMMERCIAL - Working channels for
voluntary boats. Messages must be
about the needs of the ship. Typical
uses include fishing reports,
rendezvous, scheduling repairs and
berthing information. Use Channels
67 and 72 only for ship-to-ship
messages. |
9(fn6), 68, 69, 71, 72, 78,
79(fn4), 80(fn4), 67(fn7).
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COMMERCIAL - Working channels for
working ships only. Messages must be
about business or the needs of the
ship. Use channels 8, 67, 72 and 88
only for ship-to-ship messages. |
1(fn5), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18,
19, 63(fn5), 67, 72(fn7),
79, 80, 88(fn1) |
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PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE (MARINE
OPERATOR) - Use these channels to
call the marine operator at a public
coast station. By contacting a
public coast station, you can make
and receive calls from telephones on
shore. Except for distress calls,
public coast stations usually charge
for this service. |
24,
25, 26, 27, 28, 84, 85,
86, 87, 88(fn2) |
| PORT
OPERATIONS - These channels are used
in directing the movement of ships
in or near ports, locks or
waterways. Messages must be about
the operational handling movement
and safety of ships. In certain
major ports, Channels 11,12 and are
not available for general port
operations messages. Use channel 20
only for ship-to-coast messages.
Channel 77 is limited to intership
communications to and from pilots |
1(fn5), 5(fn3), 12, 14, 20,
63(fn5), 65, 66, 73, 74, 77 |
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NAVIGATIONAL - (Also known as the
bridge-to-bridge channel.) This
channel is available to all ships.
Messages must be about ship
navigation, for example, passing or
meeting other ships. You must keep
your messages short. Your power
output must not be more than one
watt. This is also the main working
channel at most locks and
drawbridges. |
13,
67 |
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MARITIME CONTROL - This channel may
be used to talk to ships and coast
stations operated by state or local
governments. Messages must pertain
to regulation and control, boating
activities, or assistance to ships. |
17 |
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DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING - Use this
channel for distress and safety
calling and for general purpose
calling using only digital selective
calling techniques. |
70 |
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WEATHER - On these channels you may
receive weather broadcasts of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. These channels are
only for receiving. You cannot
transmit on them. |
Wx-1
162.55
Wx-2 162.4
Wx-3 162.475 |
Footnotes to table
- Not
available in the Great Lakes, St.
Lawrence Seaway, or the Puget Sound and
the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its
approaches.
- Only for
use In the Great Lakes, St Lawrence
Seaway, and Puget Sound and the Strait
of Juan de fuca and its approaches.
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Available only In the Houston and New
Orleans areas.
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Available only in the Great Lakes.
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Available only In the New Orleans area.
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Available for Intership, ship, and coast
general purpose calling by noncommercial
ships.
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Available only In the Puget Sound and
the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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