Ch 16 / 156.800
Distress
International distress, safety, and calling.
N6XYZ / Marine
Marine VHF channels.
A compact U.S. marine reference
for coast and water.
Source note
Source: U.S. Coast Guard NAVCEN.
Channel 70 is DSC only, not voice.
Ch 13 / 156.650
Bridge
Bridge-to-bridge navigation safety.
Ch 09 / 156.450
Calling
Boater calling, commercial and non-commercial.
WX / NOAA
Weather
WX1-WX7 weather radio frequencies below.
Non-commercial: 68 / 69 / 71 / 72 / 1078
DSC: 70
USCG liaison: 1022
AIS: 161.975 / 162.025
| Channel | Old | Ship Tx | Ship Rx | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | 01A | 156.050 | 156.050 | Port operations, commercial, VTS. New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area. |
| 1005 | 05A | 156.250 | 156.250 | Port operations or VTS in Houston, New Orleans, and Seattle areas. |
| 06 | 06 | 156.300 | 156.300 | Intership safety. |
| 1007 | 07A | 156.350 | 156.350 | Commercial. VDSMS. |
| 08 | 08 | 156.400 | 156.400 | Commercial intership only. VDSMS. |
| 09 | 09 | 156.450 | 156.450 | Boater calling. Commercial and non-commercial. VDSMS. |
| 10 | 10 | 156.500 | 156.500 | Commercial. VDSMS. |
| 11 | 11 | 156.550 | 156.550 | Commercial. VTS in selected areas. VDSMS. |
| 12 | 12 | 156.600 | 156.600 | Port operations. VTS in selected areas. |
| 13 | 13 | 156.650 | 156.650 | Intership navigation safety, bridge-to-bridge. |
| 14 | 14 | 156.700 | 156.700 | Port operations. VTS in selected areas. |
| 15 | 15 | -- | 156.750 | Environmental receive only. Used by Class C EPIRBs. |
| 16 | 16 | 156.800 | 156.800 | International distress, safety, and calling. |
| 17 | 17 | 156.850 | 156.850 | State and local government maritime control. |
| 1018 | 18A | 156.900 | 156.900 | Commercial. VDSMS. |
| 1019 | 19A | 156.950 | 156.950 | Commercial. VDSMS. |
| 20 | 20 | 157.000 | 161.600 | Port operations duplex. |
| 1020 | 20A | 157.000 | 157.000 | Port operations. |
| 1021 | 21A | 157.050 | 157.050 | U.S. Coast Guard only. |
| 1022 | 22A | 157.100 | 157.100 | Coast Guard liaison and maritime safety information broadcasts. |
| 1023 | 23A | 157.150 | 157.150 | U.S. Coast Guard only. |
| 24 | 24 | 157.200 | 161.800 | Public correspondence. VDSMS. Cannot be used effective January 1, 2030. |
| 25 | 25 | 157.250 | 161.850 | Public correspondence. VDSMS. Cannot be used effective January 1, 2030. |
| 26 | 26 | 157.300 | 161.900 | Public correspondence. VDSMS. Cannot be used effective January 1, 2030. |
| 27 | 27 | 157.350 | 161.950 | Public correspondence. VDSMS. Cannot be used effective January 1, 2030. |
| 28 | 28 | 157.400 | 162.000 | Public correspondence. VDSMS. Cannot be used effective January 1, 2030. |
| 1063 | 63A | 156.175 | 156.175 | Port operations, commercial, VTS. New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area. |
| 1065 | 65A | 156.275 | 156.275 | Port operations. |
| 1066 | 66A | 156.325 | 156.325 | Port operations. |
| 67 | 67 | 156.375 | 156.375 | Commercial. Bridge-to-bridge on lower Mississippi River. Intership only. |
| 68 | 68 | 156.425 | 156.425 | Non-commercial. VDSMS. |
| 69 | 69 | 156.475 | 156.475 | Non-commercial. VDSMS. |
| 70 | 70 | 156.525 | 156.525 | Digital Selective Calling. Voice communications not allowed. |
| 71 | 71 | 156.575 | 156.575 | Non-commercial. VDSMS. |
| 72 | 72 | 156.625 | 156.625 | Non-commercial intership only. VDSMS. |
| 73 | 73 | 156.675 | 156.675 | Port operations. |
| 74 | 74 | 156.725 | 156.725 | Port operations. |
| 77 | 77 | 156.875 | 156.875 | Port operations intership only. |
| 1078 | 78A | 156.925 | 156.925 | Non-commercial. VDSMS. |
| 1079 | 79A | 156.975 | 156.975 | Commercial. Non-commercial in Great Lakes only. VDSMS. |
| 1080 | 80A | 157.025 | 157.025 | Commercial. Non-commercial in Great Lakes only. VDSMS. |
| 1081 | 81A | 157.075 | 157.075 | U.S. Government only. Environmental protection operations. |
| 1082 | 82A | 157.125 | 157.125 | U.S. Government only. |
| 1083 | 83A | 157.175 | 157.175 | U.S. Coast Guard only. |
| 84 | 84 | 157.225 | 161.825 | Public correspondence. VDSMS. Cannot be used effective January 1, 2030. |
| 85 | 85 | 157.275 | 161.875 | Public correspondence. VDSMS. Cannot be used effective January 1, 2030. |
| 86 | 86 | 157.325 | 161.925 | Public correspondence. VDSMS. Cannot be used effective January 1, 2030. |
| 87 | 87 | 157.375 | 157.375 | Public correspondence. VDSMS. |
| 88 | 88 | 157.425 | 157.425 | Commercial intership only. VDSMS. |
| AIS 1 | AIS 1 | 161.975 | 161.975 | Automatic Identification System. |
| AIS 2 | AIS 2 | 162.025 | 162.025 | Automatic Identification System. |
| WX | Frequency | Use |
|---|---|---|
| WX1 | 162.550 | NOAA Weather Radio. |
| WX2 | 162.400 | NOAA Weather Radio. |
| WX3 | 162.475 | NOAA Weather Radio. |
| WX4 | 162.425 | NOAA Weather Radio. |
| WX5 | 162.450 | NOAA Weather Radio. |
| WX6 | 162.500 | NOAA Weather Radio. |
| WX7 | 162.525 | NOAA Weather Radio. |