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Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range

For non-commercial transmissions, such as fishing reports, 
rendezvous arrangements, repair scheduling, or berthing 
information, use VHF Channel 9. 

A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal 
Communications Commission Rule Part 80 as follows:
• on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act, 

the radio must be capable of operating on the 156.800 MHz 
frequency

• on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be 

capable of operating:
• in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting 

frequencies specified in the 156.025–157.425 MHz frequency 
band, and

• in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels 

specified in the table below.

Note: Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be 

lawfully used by the general public in US waters.

Additional information about operating requirements in the Maritime 
Services can be obtained from the full text of FCC Rule Part 80 and 
from the US Coast Guard.

1

156.050

160.650

2

156.100

160.700

*

156.150

160.750

4

156.200

160.800

5

156.250

160.850

6

156.300

–

7

156.350

160.950

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