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CH No. XMIT Freq RCV Freq Area of Operation Use
01 156.050 160.650 PC Public Correspondence
02 156.100 160.700 PC Public Correspondence
03 156.150 160.750 PC Public Correspondence
04A 156.200 156.200 PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Safety: Canadian Coast Guard S&R
04A 156.200 156.200 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only
05A 156.250 156.250 Ship Movement
06 156.300 156.300 All areas Intership, Commercial, Non-commercial and Safety: May be used
for search and rescue communications between ships and aircraft.
07A 156.350 156.350 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial
08 156.400 156.400 WC, EC Intership, Commercial and Safety: Also assigned for operations in
the Lake Winnipeg area.
09 156.450 156.450 AC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: May be used to communicate with aircraft and helicopters in
predominantly maritime support operations.
10 156.500 156.500 AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety and
Ship Movement: May also be used for communications with aircraft
engaged in coordinated search and rescue and antipollution operations.
11 156.550 156.550 PC, AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: Also used for pilotage purposes.
12 156.600 156.600 WC, AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: Port operations and pilot information and messages.
13 156.650 156.650 All areas Intership, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement:
Exclusively for bridge-to-bridge navigational traffic. Limited to 1-watt
maximum power.
14 156.700 156.700 AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: Port operations and pilot information and messages.
15 156.750 156.750 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt maximum power. May also be
used for on-board communications.
16 156.800 156.800 All areas International Distress, Safety and Calling2
17 156.850 156.850 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt maximum power. May also be
used for on-board communications.
18A 156.900 156.900 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Towing on the Pacific
Coast.
19A 156.950 156.950 All areas except PC Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard only.
19A 156.950 156.950 PC Intership and Ship/Shore: Various Government departments
20 157.000 161.600 All areas Ship/Shore, Safety and Ship Movement: Port operatio
21A 157.050 157.050 All areas Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard only.
21B - 161.650 All areas Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service.3
22A 157.100 157.100 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial and Non-commercial: For
communications between Canadian Coast Guard and non-Canadian Coast
Guard stations only.
23 157.150 161.750 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence: Also in the inland waters of
British Columbia and the Yukon.
24 157.200 161.800 All areas Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
25 157.250 161.850 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence: Also assigned for operations in
the Lake Winnipeg area.
25B - 161.850 AC Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service.
26 157.300 161.900 All areas Ship/Shore, Safety and Public Correspondence
27 157.350 161.950 AC, GL, PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
28 157.400 162.000 PC Ship/Shore, Safety and Public Correspondence
28B - 162.000 AC Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service.
60 156.025 160.625 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
61A 156.075 156.075 PC Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard only.
61A 156.075 156.075 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only.
62A 156.125 156.125 PC Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard only.
62A 156.125 156.125 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only.
64 156.225 160.825 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
64A 156.225 156.225 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only.
65A 156.275 156.275 Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety: Search &
rescue and antipollution operations on the Great Lakes. Towing on the
Pacific Coast. Port operations only in the St. Lawrence River areas with 1W
maximum power. Pleasure craft in the inland waters of Alberta,










