MF/HF DISTRESS AND SAFETY WATCHKEEPING SCHEDULE
LNM SPECIAL NOTICE - U.S. COAST GUARD MEDIUM FREQUENCY (MF) DISTRESS WATCHKEEPING
MF/HF RADIOTELEPHONE (SINGLE SIDEBAND) – DISTRESS AND INITIAL CONTACT
THIS SCHEDULE WAS EFFECTIVE MARCH 2013
Authorized for the handling of Distress message traffic and initial contact with United States Coast Guard Long Range Communication facilities.
|
KHz SHIP STATION |
KHz COAST STATION |
NMF |
NMN |
NMA |
NMG |
|
2182 |
2182 |
24 HRS |
24 HRS |
24 HRS |
24 HRS |
|
4125
|
4125
|
2300-1100Z
|
2300-1100Z
|
2300-1100Z
|
2300-1100Z
|
|
6215
|
6215
|
24 HRS
|
24 HRS
|
24 HRS
|
24 HRS
|
|
8291
|
8291
|
24 HRS
|
24 HRS
|
24 HRS
|
24 HRS
|
|
12290
|
12290
|
1100-2300Z
|
1100-2300Z
|
1100-2300Z
|
1100-2300Z
|
|
KHz SHIP STATION |
KHz COAST STATION |
Station and Schedule (UTC) |
|
NMC |
NMO |
NOJ |
|
2182 |
2182 |
|
|
24 HRS |
|
4125 |
4125 |
24 HRS |
0600-1800Z |
24 HRS |
|
6215 |
6215 |
24 HRS |
24 HRS |
24 HRS |
|
8291 |
8291 |
24 HRS |
24 HRS |
|
|
12290 |
12290 |
24 HRS |
1800-0600Z |
|
|
KHz SHIP STATION |
KHz COAST STATION |
Station and Schedule (UTC)
Guam |
|
2182 |
2182 |
24 HRS |
|
6215
|
6215
|
0900-2100Z
|
|
12290
|
12290
|
2100-0900Z
|
Note: 8291 and 12290 KHz are available under NOJ upon request
Note: 16420 KHz is available at all stations upon request
MF/HF RADIOTELPHONE (SINGLE SIDEBAND) - WORKING CHANNELS
These channels are available at all Coast Guard Long Range Communication Facilities for traffic handling purposes after initial contact is established on the HF Radiotelephone (Single Sideband) - Distress and Initial Contact frequencies. These coast station frequencies are also used for scheduled broadcasts of marine weather forecasts.
|
ITU CHANNEL |
KHz SHIP STATION |
KHz COAST STATION |
|
424
|
4134
|
4426
|
|
601
|
6200
|
6501
|
|
816
|
8240
|
8764
|
|
1205
|
12242
|
13089
|
|
1625
|
16432
|
17314
|
U.S. COAST GUARD COMMUNICATION STATIONS
|
Station |
MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY |
|
Universal US Coast Guard shore-based identity |
003669999 |
|
USCG Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, Chesapeake VA/NMN |
003669995 |
USCG Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, remotely keying
transmitters at Boston/NMF |
003669991 |
USCG Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, remotely keying
transmitters at Miami/NMA |
003669997 |
USCG Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, remotely keying
transmitters at New Orleans/NMG |
003669998 |
USCG Communications Area Master Station Pacific,
Pt. Reyes CA/NMC |
003669990 |
|
USCG Communications Area Master Station Pacific, remotely keying transmitters at Honolulu HI/NMO |
003669993 |
|
USCG Communications Station Kodiak AK/NOJ |
003669899 |
|
USCG Sector Guam |
003669994 |
HF DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING
Portsmouth/NMN, Boston/NMF, Miami/NMA, New Orleans/NMG, Pt. Reyes/NMC, Honolulu HI/NMO, Kodiak AK/NOJ
|
|
2187.5 kHz |
DSC test calls on 4207.5 KHz will be automatically acknowledged from Portsmouth/NMN and Pt Reyes/NMC. Responses to test calls on other frequencies and at the other locations may be delayed and cannot be assured. |
|
4207.5 |
|
6312 |
|
8414.5 |
|
12577 |
|
16804.5 |
Note: For digital selective calling, frequencies listed are assigned. Carrier frequency is located 1700Hz below the assigned frequency.
HF RADIOTELEX (SITOR OR NARROW BAND DIRECT PRINTING)
Effective 31 March 2012, the Coast Guard
discontinued ALL ship/Shore/Ship SITOR services except for marine information broadcasts.
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