Goto Section: 80.371 | 80.374 | Table of Contents
FCC 80.373
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 80.373 Private communications frequencies.
This section describes the carrier frequencies assignable for ship-to-ship
and ship-to-coast private communications.
(a) Special requirements for private coast stations. Assignment to private
coast stations of radiotelephony frequencies in the 2000–27500 kHz band are
subject to the following:
(1) Private coast stations must use J3E emission.
(2) On 2182 kHz, private coast stations must be capable of receiving J3E and
H3E emissions.
(3) Except in the Mississippi River System and Great Lakes, private coast
stations serving lakes or rivers are not authorized on the 2000–2850 kHz
band.
(4) Private coast stations may use DSC for calling on their assigned
frequencies in the 2000–27500 kHz band and on those frequencies in the
156–162 MHz band which are allocated for maritime control, commercial and
non-commercial communications.
(b) Frequencies in the 2000–27500 kHz band for intership safety and other
communications. This paragraph describes the geographic areas of operation
and the frequencies and liminations in the band available for assignment for
intership safety and operational simplex radiotelephone communications.
(1) Frequencies avaiable.
Carrier frequency (kHz) Geographic area
2003.0 Great Lakes only.
2082.5^1,2 All areas.
2093.0^1 All areas.
2142.0 Pacific coast areas south of 42 degrees north on a day basis only.
2203.0^2 Gulf of Mexico.
2214.0^1 All areas.
2638.0^1 All areas.
2670.0 All areas.
2738.0^1 All areas except the Great Lakes.
2830.0 Gulf of Mexico only.
^1Limited to a peak envelope power of 150 watts.
^2Available on a secondary basis for intership communications by ships
involved in non-commercial fishing.
(2) Except for 2093.0 kHz and 2214.0 kHz the frequencies shown in paragraph
(b)(1) of this section are authorized primarily for intership safety
communications in the indicated geographic area.
(3) Except for the frequencies 2093.0 kHz, 2214.0 Khz and 2670.0 kHz the
frequencies shown in paragraph (b)(1) of this section may be used on a
non-interference basis to safety communications, for operational
communications and in the case of commercial transport ships and ships of
municipal and state governments, for business communications.
(4) Ship stations may communicate with government coast stations on 2003.0
kHz about passage of vessels. Interference must not be caused to
communications on the St. Lawrence Seaway and on the St. Mary's River.
(5) Ship stations may use 2670.0 kHz for communications with coast and ship
stations of the U.S. Coast Guard. When a ship is not equipped to transmit on
2670.0 kHz or in the band 156–162 MHz the frequency 2003.0 kHz may be used
on the Great Lakes for communications must not cause harmful interference to
intership safety, operational and business communications.
(6) Navigational communications between ships and private coast stations may
be exchanged on 2738.0 kHz and 2830.0 kHz. The frequencies 2214.0 kHz2738.0
kHz and 2830.0 kHz are assignable to private coast stations upon a showing
that they need to communicate with commercial transport or Government ships.
Private coast station applicants must show that public coast stations do not
provide the required communications and harmful interference will not be
caused to the intership use of these frequencies. The transmitter power must
not exceed 150 watts. If 2214.0 kHz is authorized for ships, intership
communication is also authorized. The geographic limitations to the
frequencies 2738.0 KHz and 2830.0 Khz do not prohibit intership
communication of less than 320 km (200 statute miles) when only one of the
ship stations is within a permitted use geographic area.
(7) Private aircraft stations may communicate with ship stations on 2738.0
kHz and 2830.0 kHz if:
(i) The communications are limited to business or operational needs of the
vessel while it is engaged in commercial fishing activities in the open sea
or adjacent waters;
(ii) Harmful interference must not be caused to intership communications;
(iii) The maximum output power used for such communication must not exceed
25 watts;
(c) Frequencies in the 2000–27500 kHz bands for business and operational
communications. (1) The following simplex frequencies in the 2000–27500 kHz
band are available for assignment to private coast stations for business and
operational radiotelephone communications. These simplex frequencies also
are available for use by authorized ship stations for business and
operational radiotelephone communications.
Business and Operational Frequencies in the 2000–27500 kHz Band; Carrier
Frequencies (kHz)
2065.0^1,3 4146 6224 8294 12353 16528 18840 22159 25115
2079.0^1,3 4149 6227 8297 12356 16531 18843 22162 25118
2096.5^1 4125^2 6230 12359^6 16534 22165
3023.0^4 4417^5 6516 22168
5680^4 22171
^1Limited to peak envelope power of 150 watts.
^2The frequency 4125 kHz is also available for distress and safety, and
calling and reply, see Sec. 80.369 (b) and (d) of this part.
^3The frequencies 2065.0 kHz and 2079.0 kHz must be coordinated with Canada.
^4The frequencies 3023.0 kHz and 5680.0 kHz are available to private coast
stations licensed to state and local governments and any scene-of-action
ships for the purpose of search and rescue scene-of-action coordination
including communications with any scene-of-action aircraft.
^5The frequency 6516 kHz is limited to daytime operations. The frequencies
4417 kHz and 6516 kHz are also available for calling and reply, see
Sec. 80.369(d) of this part.
^6The alternative carrier frequency 12359 kHz may be used by ship stations
and coast stations for calling on a simplex basis, provided that the peak
envelope power does not exceed 1 kW.
(2) Assignment of these frequencies is subject to the following general
limitations:
(i) These frequencies are shared and are not available for the exclusive use
of any station. No more than one frequency from each of the frequency bands
will be authorized to a private station without justification;
(ii) The emissions must be J3E or J2D except that when DSC is used the
emission must be F1B or J2B; and
(iii) Maximum transmitter output power is limited to 1 kW except as noted.
(3) In addition to the frequencies shown in paragraph (c)(1) of this
section, the following coast transmit frequencies listed in the table in
Sec. 80.371(a) of this chapter are available for assignment to private coast
stations and authorized ship stations for simplex business and operational
radiotelephone communications: in the East Coast, West Coast, and Gulf Coast
regions, 2482 kHz; in the Alaska region, 2309 kHz. These frequencies shall
not be assigned to public coast stations before July 25, 2002. After that
date, only the above frequencies in the above regions that have been
assigned to at least one private coast station shall continue to be
available for assignment to private coast stations. If, by that date, in any
of the above regions, any of the above frequencies has not been assigned to
a private coast station, that frequency in that region shall be available
for assignment only to public coast stations.
(d) Radioprinter frequencies. (1) The following table describes the bands
available for radioprinter simplex communications between ship and private
coast stations:
Frequency Bands (kHz)
2107–2170 4750–4850
2194–2495 5060–5450
2505–2850 5700–5950^1
3155–3400 7300–8100^1
4438–4650
^1 After April 1, 2007, use of the sub-bands 5900–5950 kHz and 7300–7350 kHz
shall be on the condition that harmful interference is not caused to HF
broadcasting.
(2) Ship stations may conduct radioprinter communications with private coast
stations on frequencies within these bands which are assigned to their
associated private coast stations;
(3) Any alphanumeric code may be used; and
(4) The bandwidth of radioprinter communications on frequencies within these
bands must not exceed 300 Hz.
(e) Frequencies in the 2000–27500 kHz band for medical advisory
communications. (1) Private coast stations may be authorized to use any
frequencies within the 2030–27500 kHz band that are allocated to Government
and non-Government fixed or fixed and mobile radio services shown in the
Commission's Table of Frequency Allocations contained in Sec. 2.106 of this
chapter for communications with ship stations to provide medical treatment
information or advice. Assignment of these frequencies is subject to the
following limitations:
(2) No protection is provided from harmful interference caused by foreign
stations; and
(3) A private coast station must cease operations on a frequency that causes
harmful interference to a foreign station.
(f) Frequencies in the 156–162 MHz band. The following tables describe the
carrier frequencies available in the 156–162 MHz band for radiotelephone
communications between ship and private coast stations. (Note: the letter
“A” following the channel designator indicates simplex operation on a
channel designated internationally as a duplex channel.)
Frequencies in the 156–162 MHz Band
Channel designator Carrier frequency (MHz) ship
transmit Carrier frequency (MHz) coast
transmit Points of communication (intership and between coast and ship
unless otherwise indicated)
Port Operations
01A^1 156.050 156.050
63A^1 156.175 156.175
05A^2 156.250 156.250
65A 156.275 156.275
66A 156.325 156.325
12^3 156.600 156.600
73 156.675 156.675
14^3 156.700 156.700
74 156.725 156.725
75^18 156.775 156.775
76^18 156.825 156.825
77^4 156.875 Intership only.
20A^12 157.000 Intership only.
Navigational (Bridge-to-Bridge)^5
13^6 156.650 156.650
67^7 156.375 156.375
Commercial
01A^1 156.050 156.050
63A^1 156.175 156.175
07A 156.350 156.350
67^7 156.375 Intership only.
08 156.400 Do.
09 156.450 156.450
10 156.500 156.500
11^3 156.550 156.550
18A 156.900 156.900
19A 156.950 156.950
79A 156.975 156.975
80A 157.025 157.025
88A^8 157.425 Intership only.
72^14 156.625 Intership only.
Digital Selective Calling
70^15 156.525 156.525
Noncommercial
68^17 156.425 156.425
09^16 156.450 156.450
69 156.475 156.475
71^19 156.575 156.575
72 156.625 Intership only.
78A 156.925 156.925
79A 156.975 156.975 Great Lakes only.
80A 157.025 157.025 Do.
67^14 156.375 Intership only.
Distress, Safety and Calling
16 156.800 156.800
Intership Safety
06 156.300 a. Intership, or b. For SAR: Ship and aircraft for the U.S. Coast
Guard.
Environmental
15^13 156.750 Coast to ship only.
Maritime Control
17^9,10 156.850 156.850
Liaison and Safety Broadcasts, U.S. Coast Guard
22A^11 157.100 157.100 Ship, aircraft, and coast stations of the U.S. Coast
Guard and at Lake Mead, Nev., ship and coast stations of the National Park
Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
^1156.050 MHz and 156.175 MHz are available for port operations and
commercial communications purposes when used only within the U.S. Coast
Guard designated Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) area of New Orleans, on the
lower Mississippi River from the various pass entrances in the Gulf of
Mexico to Devil's Swamp Light at River Mile 242.4 above head of passes near
Baton Rouge.
^2156.250 MHz is available for port operations communications use only
within the U.S. Coast Guard designated VTS radio protection areas of New
Orleans and Houston described in Sec. 80.383. 156.250 MHz is available for
intership port operations communications used only within the area of Los
Angeles and Long Beach harbors, within a 25-nautical mile radius of Point
Fermin, California.
^3156.550 MHz, 156.600 MHz and 156.700 MHz are available in the U.S. Coast
Guard designated port areas only for VTS communications and in the Great
Lakes available primarily for communications relating to the movement of
ships in sectors designated by the St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation or the U.S. Coast Guard. The use of these frequencies outside
VTS and ship movement sector protected areas is permitted provided they
cause no interference to VTS and ship movement communications in their
respective designated sectors.
^4Use of 156.875 MHz is limited to communications with pilots regarding the
movement and docking of ships. Normal output power must not exceed 1 watt.
^5156.375 MHz and 156.650 MHz are available primarily for intership
navigational communications. These frequencies are available between coast
and ship on a secondary basis when used on or in the vicinity of locks or
drawbridges. Normal output power must not exceed 1 watt. Maximum output
power must not exceed 10 watts for coast stations or 25 watts for ship
stations.
^6On the Great Lakes, in addition to bridge-to-bridge communications,
156.650 MHz is available for vessel control purposes in established vessel
traffic systems. 156.650 MHz is not available for use in the Mississippi
River from South Pass Lighted Whistle Buoy “2” and Southwest Pass entrance
Mid-channel Lighted Whistle Buoy to mile 242.4 above Head of Passes near
Baton Rouge. Additionally it is not available for use in the Mississippi
River-Gulf Outlet, the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal, and the Inner
Harbor Navigational Canal, except to aid the transition from these areas.
^7Use of 156.375 MHz is available for navigational communications only in
the Mississippi River from South Pass Lighted Whistle Buoy “2” and Southwest
Pass entrance Mid-channel Lighted Whistle Buoy to mile 242.4 above Head of
Passes near Baton Rouge, and in addition over the full length of the
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal from entrance to its junction with the
Inner Harbor Navigational Canal, and over the full length of the Inner
Harbor Navigational Canal from its junction with the Mississippi River to
its entry to Lake Pontchartrain at the New Seabrook vehicular bridge.
^8Within 120 km (75 miles) of the United States/Canada border, in the area
of the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its approaches,
157.425 MHz is half of the duplex pair designated as Channel 88. In this
area, Channel 88 is available to ship stations for communications with
public coast stations only. More than 120 km (75 miles) from the United
States/Canada border, in the area of the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan
de Fuca, its approaches, the Great Lakes, and the St. Lawrence Seaway,
157.425 MHz is available for intership and commercial communications.
Outside Puget Sound area and its approaches and the Great Lakes, 157.425 MHz
is also available for communications between commercial fishing vessels and
associated aircraft while engaged in commercial fishing activities.
^9When the frequency 156.850 MHz is authorized, it may be used additionally
for search and rescue training exercises conducted by state or local
governments.
^10The frequency 156.850 MHz is additionally available to coast stations on
the Great Lakes for transmission of scheduled Coded Marine Weather Forecasts
(MAFOR), Great Lakes Weather Broadcast (LAWEB) and unscheduled Notices to
Mariners or Bulletins. F3C and J3C emissions are permitted. Coast stations
on the Great Lakes must cease weather broadcasts which cause interference to
stations operating on 156.800 MHz until the interference problem is
resolved.
^11The frequency 157.100 MHz is authorized for search and rescue training
exercises by state or local government in conjunction with U.S. Coast Guard
stations. Prior U.S. Coast Guard approval is required. Use must cease
immediately on U.S. Coast Guard request.
^12The duplex pair for channel 20 (157.000/161.600 MHz) may be used for ship
to coast station communications.
^13Available for assignment to coast stations, the use of which is in accord
with an agreed program, for the broadcast of information to ship stations
concerning the environmental conditions in which vessels operate, i.e. ,
weather; sea conditions; time signals; notices to mariners; and hazards to
navigation.
^14Available only in the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
^15The frequency 156.525 MHz is to be used exclusively for distress, safety
and calling using digital selective calling techniques. No other uses are
permitted.
^16The frequency 156.450 MHz is available for intership, ship and coast
general purpose calling by noncommercial vessels, such as recreational boats
and private coast stations.
^17The frequency 156.425 MHz is assigned by rule to private coast stations
in Alaska for facsimile transmissions as well as voice communications.
^18The frequencies 156.775 and 156.825 MHz are available for
navigation-related port operations or ship movement only, and all
precautions must be taken to avoid harmful interference to channel 16.
Transmitter output power is limited to 1 watt for ship stations, and 10
watts for coast stations.
^19156.575 MHz is available for port operations communications use only
within the U.S. Coast Guard designated VTS radio protection area of Seattle
(Puget Sound) described in Sec. 80.383. Normal output power must not exceed 1
watt. Maximum output power must not exceed 10 watts.
(g)(1) On-board communications: This section describes the carrier frequency
pairs assignable for on-board mobile radiotelephony communications. The
center of the on-board repeater antenna must not be located more than 3
meters (10 feet) above the ship's working deck. These frequencies are
available on a shared basis with stations in the Industrial/Business Radio
Pool.
(2) Where needed, equipment designed for 12.5 kHz channel spacing using the
additional frequencies 457.5375 MHz, 457.5625 MHz, 467.5375 MHz, and
467.5625 MHz may be introduced for on-board communications.
(h) Repeater frequencies in Alaska. The following frequencies are assignable
on a primary basis to public and on a secondary basis to private coast
stations in Alaska for maritime repeater operations:
Repeater receive: 157.275 MHz
Repeater transmit: 161.875 MHz
(i) Frequencies in the 1600–5450 kHz band for private communications in
Alaska. The following simplex frequencies are available for assignment to
private fixed stations located in the State of Alaska for radiotelephony
communications with ship stations. These simplex frequencies are available
for use by authorized ship stations for radiotelephony communications with
private fixed stations located in the State of Alaska.
Private communications in Alaska Carrier frequencies (kHz)
1619.0^3 2382.0 2563.0
1622.0^3 2419.0 2566.0
1643.0^3 2422.0 2590.0
1646.0^3 2427.0 2616.0
1649.0^3 2430.0 3258.0
1652.0^3 2447.0 ^13261.0
1705.0^3 2450.0 4366.0
1709.0 2479.0 4369.0
1712.0 2482.0 4396.0
2003.0 2506.0 4402.0
2006.0 2509.0 4420.0
2115.0 2512.0 4423.0
2118.0 2535.0 ^25167.5
2379.0 2538.0
^1Ship stations must limit use of 3261.0 kHz to communications over
distances which cannot be reached by the use of frequency below 2700 kHz or
above 156.000 MHz.
^2The frequency 5167.5 kHz is available for emergency communications in
Alaska. Peak envelope power of stations operating on this frequency must not
exceed 150 watts. When a station in Alaska is authorized to use 5167.5 kHz,
such station may also use this frequency for calling and listening for the
purpose of establishing communications.
^3Use of these frequencies is on a secondary basis to Region 2 broadcasting.
(j) Frequencies for portable ship stations. VHF frequencies authorized for
stations authorized carrier frequencies in the 156.275 MHz to 157.450 MHz
and 161.575 MHz to 162.025 MHz bands may also be authorized as marine
utility stations. Marine-utility stations on shore must not cause
interference to any Automatic Identification System, VHF or coast station,
VHF or UHF land mobile base station, or U.S. Government station.
[ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986; 51 FR 34984 , Oct. 1, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245 , Sept. 18, 1987; 53 FR 17052 , May 13, 1988; 54 FR 8542 , Mar. 1, 1989;
54 FR 40059 , Sept. 29, 1989; 56 FR 9896 , Mar. 8, 1991; 56 FR 34030 , July 25,
1991; 57 FR 19552 , May 7, 1992; 57 FR 26779 , June 16, 1992; 58 FR 16504 ,
Mar. 29, 1993; 58 FR 44953 , Aug. 25, 1993; 60 FR 35510 , July 10, 1995; 62 FR 40307 , July 28, 1997; 65 FR 43715 , July 14, 2000; 67 FR 48564 , July 25,
2002; 68 FR 25540 , May 13, 2003; 68 FR 46970 , Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 76865 ,
Dec. 23, 2004; 71 FR 60074 , Oct. 12, 2006; 73 FR 4486 , Jan. 25, 2008]
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