British Columbia has a vast coastline along the Pacific Ocean. Here is a list of the VHF frequencies and there usage.
| CHANNEL
| SHIP TX FREQ
| SHORE TX FREQ
| USAGE
|
| 01
| 156.050
| 160.650
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 02
| 156.100
| 160.700
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 03
| 156.150
| 160.750
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 04
| 156.200
| 160.800
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 04A
| 156.200
|
| Canadian Coast Guard
|
| 05
| 156.250
| 160.850
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 06
| 156.300
|
| Intership - Safety
|
| 07
| 156.350
| 160.950
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 07A
| 156.350
|
| Intership-Ship/shore - commercial
|
| 08
| 156.400
|
| Intership - commercial
|
| 09
| 156.450
|
| Intership-Ship/shore
|
| 10
| 156.500
|
| Intership-Ship/shore - commercial
|
| 11
| 156.550
|
| Vessel Traffic Management (Strait of Georgia)
|
| 12
| 156.600
|
| Vessel Traffic Management (Vancouver Harbor)
|
| 13
| 156.650
|
| Bridge to bridge - 1 watt - Safety of Nav.
|
| 14
| 156.700
|
| Vessel Traffic Management
|
| 15
| 156.750
|
| EPIRB Buoy <broadcast>
|
| 16
| 156.800
|
| International Distress/Safety/Calling
|
| 17
| 156.850
|
| Piloting - vessel docking/manoeuvers
|
| 18
| 156.900
| 161.500
| Port Operation
|
| 18A
| 156.900
|
| Intership-Ship/shore - commercial
|
| 19
| 156.950
| 161.550
| Port Operation
|
| 19A
| 156.950
|
| Port Operation
|
| 20
| 157.000
|
| Port Operation
|
| 21
| 157.050
| 161.650
| Port Operation
|
| 21A
| 157.050
|
| US Coast Guard - authorized stations
|
| 21B
| 161.650
|
| Canadian Coast Guard - Weather Broadcasts
|
| 22
| 157.100
| 161.700
| Port Operation
|
| 22A
| 157.100
|
| US/Canadian Coast Guard - Public Working Freq.
|
| 23
| 157.150
| 161.750
| Ship/shore - telephone (in Canada)
|
| 23A
| 157.150
|
| Port Operation (USCG)
|
| 24
| 157.200
| 161.800
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 25
| 157.250
| 161.850
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 26
| 157.300
| 161.900
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 27
| 157.350
| 161.950
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 28
| 157.400
| 162.000
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 60
| 156.025
| 160.625
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 61
| 156.075
| 160.675
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 61A
| 156.075
|
| Intership-S/S - Can. Coast Guard Private
|
| 62
| 156.125
| 160.725
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 62A
| 156.125
|
| Intership-S/S - Can. Coast Guard Private
|
| 63
| 156.175
| 160.775
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 63A
| 156.175
|
| Intership-Ship/shore - commercial
|
| 64
| 156.225
| 160.825
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 65
| 156.275
| 160.875
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 65A
| 156.275
|
| Port Operation (Canadian Coast Guard Private)
|
| 66
| 156.325
| 160.925
| Ship/shore - telephone, Port Operation
|
| 66A
| 156.325
|
| Marinas on the BC Coast
|
| 67
| 156.375
|
| Intership-Ship/shore
|
| 68
| 156.425
|
| Intership-Ship/shore - non-commercial
|
| 69
| 156.475
|
| Intership-Ship/shore
|
| 70
| 156.525
|
| Digital Selective Calling - Distress and Safety
|
| 71
| 156.575
|
| Vessel Traffic Management
|
| 72
| 156.625
|
| Intership
|
| 73
| 156.675
|
| Intership-Ship/shore
|
| 74
| 156.725
|
| Vessel Traffic Management
|
| 77
| 156.875
|
| Pilotage - vessel docking/manoeuvers
|
| 78
| 156.925
| 161.525
| Port Operation
|
| 78A
| 156.925
|
| Intership-Ship/shore - commercial
|
| 79
| 156.975
| 161.575
| Port Operation
|
| 79A
| 156.975
|
| Intership-Ship/shore - commercial
|
| 79B
| 161.575
|
| Commercial Fishing - Receive only
|
| 80
| 157.025
| 161.625
| Port Operation
|
| 80A
| 157.025
|
| Intership-Ship/shore - commercial
|
| 81
| 157.075
| 161.675
| Port Operation
|
| 81A
| 157.075
|
| Port Operation (USCG)(CCG anti-pollution)
|
| 82
| 157.125
| 161.725
| Port Operation, s/s telephone
|
| 82A
| 157.125
|
| Port Operation (USCG)(CCG)
|
| 83
| 157.175
| 161.775
| Ship/shore - telephone (CCG)
|
| 83A
| 157.225
|
| Coast Guard Operations (Victoria & Vancouver)
|
| 83B
|
| 161.775
| Weather Broadcast (Vancouver Harbor Centre)
|
| 84
| 157.225
| 161.825
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 85
| 157.275
| 161.875
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 86
| 157.325
| 161.925
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 87
| 157.375
| 161.975
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 87B
| 161.975
|
| AIS - Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System
|
| 88
| 157.425
| 162.025
| Ship/shore - telephone
|
| 88B
| 162.025
|
| AIS - Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System
|
| 88A
| 157.425
|
| Intership
|
