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(February 18, 2007)

 

CHANNEL DESIGNATOR                        FREQUENCY MHz    NATURE OF SERVICE AND PRIMARY                     USER

 

                                                                         SHIP TX  SHIP RX

 

                                                               DISTRESS, SAFETY & CALLING

 

16                                                      156.80         156.800                     Intership/Shipshore Distress &                         Calling

 

                                  DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING - DISTRESS, SAFETY & CALLING

 

70                                                      156.525        156.525                    Intership / Shipshore

 

                                                                                   INTERSHIP

 

6                                                        156.300        156.300                    Intership Only – no voice                                 communications

 

                                                                COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

 

7A                                                      156.350       156.350                    Intership/Shipshore - Towboat                         Industry

8                                                         156.400       156.400                    Intership Only

9                                                         156.450       156.450                    Intership/Shipshore

10                                                       156.500       156.500                    Intership/Shipshore - Towboat                         Industry

18A                                                    156.900       156.900                    Intership/Shipshore - Towboat                         Industry

19A                                                    156.950       156.950                   Intership/Shipshore - Pacific Pilotage                 and Fisheries & Oceans

63A                                                    156.175       156.175                    Intership/Shipshore - Towboat                         Industry

                66A                                                    156.325       156.325                    Intership/Shipshore - Marinas

67                                                       156.375       156.375                    Intership/Shipshore - Fish Farms

73                                                       156.675       156.675                    Intership/Shipshore

78A                                                    156.925       156.925                    Intership/Shipshore - Fishing                             Industry

79A                                                    156.975       156.975                    Intership/Shipshore - Fishing                             Industry

80A                                                    157.025       157.025                    Intership/Shipshore - Whalewatch                     Industry

65A                                                    156.275       156.275                    Intership/Shipshore - Towboat                         Industry

                88A                                                    157.425       157.425                    Intership Only

 

                                                     NON-COMMERCIAL - PLEASURE CRAFT

 

                9                                                         156.450       156.450                    Intership/Shipshore

66A                                                    156.325       156.325                    Intership/Shipshore - Marinas

67                                                       156.375       156.375                    Intership/Shipshore

68                                                       156.425       156.425                    Intership/Shipshore

                69                                                       156.475       156.475                    Intership/Shipshore - A.E.S. Marep

72                                                       156.625       156.625                    Intership Only

73                                                       156.675       156.675                    Intership/Shipshore

                87A                                                    157.375       157.375                    Intership Only

 

                                                     CANADIAN COAST GUARD (GENERAL)

 

22A                                                     157.100      157.100                    Intership/Shipshore -communications                 with Coast Guard Stations (note -                    will no longer be monitored)

                83A                                                     157.175      157.175                    Intership/Shipshore -                Communications with Coast Guard                 Stations

                87B                                                                         161.975                   Automated Identification System                     (AIS)

                88B                                                                         162.025                   Automated Identification System                     (AIS)

 

 

                                            NAVIGATION - VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

 

11                                                        156.550       156.550                    Ship Movement - Victoria to                             Ballenas  & Cape Caution                                 to                                                                   Rupert                                                    

12                                                        156.600       156.600                    Ship Movement - Vancouver                             Harbour

13                                                        156.650       156.650                    Ship Movement - Bridge to Bridge -                 not used in Canada

14                                                        156.700       156.700                    Ship Movement - Bridge to Bridge -                    not used in Canada

71                                                        156.575       156.575                    Ship Movement - Ballenas / Merry                 Island - Comox Traffic

74                                                        156.725       156.725                    Ship Movement - Fraser River &                     Tofino Traffic

                05A                                                     156.250       156.250                    Ship Movement - Whitbey Island /                 Seattle / Juan de Fuca Strait

 

  

                                                             WEATHER BROADCAST SERVICE

 

21B                                                Receive Only    161.650                    DOT Marine Weather Bcst.

WX1                                              Receive Only    162.550                    DOT Marine Weather Bcst.

WX2                                              Receive Only    162.400                    Dept of Environment Weather Bcst.

WX3                                              Receive Only    162.475                    US Govt Weather Service

WX4                                              Receive Only    162.425                    US Govt Weather Service

 

                                                                  PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE

 

01                                                         156.050       160.650                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

02                                                         156.100       160.700                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

03                                                         156.150       160.750                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

23                                                         157.150       161.750                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

24                                                         157.200       161.800                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

25                                                         157.250       161.850                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

26                                                         157.300       161.900                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

27                                                         157.350       161.950                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

28                                                         157.400       162.000                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

60                                                         156.025       160.625                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

64                                                         156.225       160.825                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

84                                                         157.225       161.825                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

85                                                         157.275       161.875                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

86                                                         157.325       161.925                   Shipshore - Marine Telephone                         Service

 

THE FOLLOWING ARE RESTRICTED CHANNELS FOR SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED STATIONS ONLY

 

                                                            CANADIAN COAST GUARD (CCG)

 

04A                                                      156.200        156.200                  Intership/Shipshore - CCG SAR                     Only

61A                                                      156.075        156.075                  Intership/Shipshore - CCG Stations                 Only

62A                                                      156.125        156.125                  Intership/Shipshore - CCG Stations                 Only

81A                                                      157.075        157.075                  Intership Only - CCG Anti                             Pollution

82A                                                      157.125        157.125                  Intership/Shipshore - CCG Stations                 Only

83                                                         157.175        161.775                  Intership/Shipshore - CCG Stations                 Only

                21A                                                      157.050        157.050                  Intership /Shipshore - CCG Stations                 Only

 

PORT OPERATIONS  -  PACIFIC PILOTAGE AUTHORITY

 

15A                                                       156.750        156.750                Intership/Shipshore-    Vessel                             Docking/Manoeuvres (low power                     only)

17                                                          156.850        156.850                Intership/Shipshore-Vessel                                 Docking/Manoeuvres (low power                     only)

77                                                          156.875        156.875                Intership Only-Vessel Docking /                         Manoeuveres (Pilotage)

20                                                          157.000        161.600                Shipshore Only-where authorized                     (Port operations (low power only)

                75                                                          156.775        156.775                Intership/Shipshore - Port operations                 (1 watt low power only)

               76                                                           156.825        156.825                Intership/Shipshore - Port operations                 (1 watt low power only)

 

                                                                                   TOWBOATS

 

65A                                                       156.275        156.275                Authorized stations only

 

 

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