U.S. VHF Marine Radio Channels and Frequencies
(Important Channels Marked In Red)

Channel   Ship      Ship      Use
Number    Transmit  Receive


 01A      156.050   156.050   Port Operations and Commercial.
 05A      156.250   156.250   Port Operations.
 06       156.300   156.300   Intership Safety
 07A      156.350   156.350   Commercial
 08       156.400   156.400   Commercial (Intership only)
 09       156.450   156.450   Boater Calling.  Commercial and 
                              Non-Commercial.
 10       156.500   156.500   Commercial
 11       156.550   156.550   Commercial.
 12       156.600   156.600   Port Operations.
 13       156.650   156.650   Intership Navigation Safety 
                              (Bridge-to-bridge).  Ships >20m
                              length maintain a listening watch 
                              on this channel in US waters.
 14       156.700   156.700   Port Operations.
 16       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.
 17       156.850   156.850   State Control
 18A      156.900   156.900   Commercial
 19A      156.950   156.950   Commercial
 20A      157.000   157.000   Port Operations
 22A      157.100   157.100   Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime 
                              Safety Information Broadcasts.  
                              Broadcasts announced on channel 16.
 24       157.200   161.800   Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
 25       157.250   161.850   Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
 26       157.300   161.900   Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
 27       157.350   161.950   Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
 28       157.400   162.000   Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
 63A      156.175   156.175   Port Operations and Commercial.  
 65A      156.275   156.275   Port Operations
 66A      156.325   156.325   Port Operations
 67       156.375   156.375   Commercial.  Intership only.
 68       156.425   156.425   Non-Commercial-Working Channel
 69       156.475   156.475   Non-Commercial
 70       156.525   156.525   Digital Selective Calling (voice 
                              communications not allowed)
 71       156.575   156.575   Non-Commercial
 72       156.625   156.625   Non-Commercial (Intership only)
 73       156.675   156.675   Port Operations
 74       156.725   156.725   Port Operations
 77       156.875   156.875   Port Operations (Intership only)