Here is the latest change to the marine frequencies. I received it in my
current April issue of the Coast Guard's Notice to Mariners.
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Change No. 10 to National Ocean Service's US Coast Pilot 5, Atlantic Coast:
  Change page 32 to read:
Ch Shp Xmt  Shp Rcv               Channel Usage
1  156.050  156.050  Port ops + commercial (Note 5)
5  156.250  156.250  Port ops (Note 3)
6  156.300  156.300  Intership safety
7  156.350  156.350  Commercial
8  156.400  156.400  Commercial (ship-ship only)
9  156.450  156.450  Commercial/Non-commercial (Note 6)
10 156.500  156.500  Commercial
11 156.550  156.550  Commercial + port ops (traffic advisories)
12 156.600  156.600  Port ops (traffic advisories)
13 156.650  156.650  Navigational (ship-ship), also locks + bridges
14 156.700  156.700  Port ops (traffic advisories)
16 156.800  156.800  Distress, safety + calling
17 156.850  156.850  Maritime control
18 156.900  156.900  Commercial
19 156.950  156.950  Commercial
20 157.000  161.600  Port ops (traffic advisories)
22 157.100  157.100  Coast Guard Liaison (make contact on Ch 16)
24 157.200  161.800  Public correspondence (ship-coast)
25 157.250  161.850  Public correspondence (ship-coast)
26 157.300  161.900  Public correspondence (ship-coast)
27 157.350  161.950  Public correspondence (ship-coast)
28 157.400  162.000  Public correspondence (ship-coast)
63 156.175  156.175  Commercial and port ops (Note 5)
65 156.275  156.275  Port ops (traffic advisories)
66 156.325  156.325  Port ops (traffic advisories)
67 156.375  156.375  Commercial and navigational (ship-ship only)
68 156.425  156.425  Non-commercial
69 156.475  156.475  Non-commercial
70 156.525  156.525  Digital Selective Calling
71 156.575  156.575  Non-commercial
72 156.625  156.625  Commercial (Note 7)/non-commercial (ship-ship only)
73 156.675  156.675  Port ops (traffic advisories)
74 156.725  156.725  Port ops (traffic advisories)
77 156.875  156.875  Port ops (ship-ship, to + from pilots docking ships)
78 156.925  156.925  Non-commercial
79 156.975  156.975  Commercial/non-commercial (Note 4 for non-commercial)
80 157.025  157.025  Commercial/non-commercial (Note 4 for non-commercial)
84 157.225  161.825  Public correspondence (ship-coast)
85 157.275  161.875  Public correspondence (ship-coast)
86 157.325  161.925  Public correspondence (ship-coast)
87 157.375  161.975  Public correspondence (ship-coast)
88 157.425  162.025  Commercial (Note 1) + public correspondence (Note 2)
NOTES:
1. Not avail in Grt Lakes, St Lawrence, Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca.
2. Use only  in Grt Lakes, St Lawrence, Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca.
3. Available only in the Houston and New Orleans areas.
4. Available only in the Great Lakes.
5. Available only in the New Orleans area.
6. Available for intership, ship, and copast general purpose calling by non-
   commercial ships.
7. Available only in the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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   Al Stern  AllanStern@aol.com  Satellite Beach Florida
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