Commandant (G-SCT-2)                    
U.S. Coast Guard                             8 June 1996
Washington DC 20593


               LIST OF OPERATIONAL HF DSC COAST STATIONS


Country   Name           MMSI      Purpose   Frequency Band

NAVAREA I

Denmark   Lyngby Radio   00219000      SD    4,6,8,12,16 MHz


NAVAREA II

          (Planned)


NAVAREA III

Greece    Piraeus Joint  237673000      SD   4,6,8,12,16 MHz
            RCC          237673100


NAVAREA IV

U.S.A.    Boston         003669991      PS   4,6,8,12,16 MHz          

NAVAREA V

          (Planned)


NAVAREA VI

Argentina Argentina      007010111      PS   4,6,8,12,16 MHz
            Radio


NAVAREA VII

South     Cape Town      006010001      SD   4,6,8,12,16 MHz
 Africa    Radio


NAVAREA VIII

          (Planned)


NAVAREA IX

          (Planned)


NAVAREA X

Australia Perth Radio    005030331      SD   4,6,8,12,16 MHz
          
   "      Sydney Radio   005030330      SD   4,6,8,12,16 MHz


NAVAREA XI

Japan     Tokyo Radio    004310001      SD   4,6,8,12,16 MHz

Hong Kong Hong Kong      004773500      SD   4,6,8,12,16 MHz
            Maritime Rescue
            Radio


NAVAREA XII    

          (Planned)


NAVAREA XIII

          (None)


NAVAREA XIV

          (Planned)


NAVAREA XV

          (Planned)

NAVAREA XVI

          (Planned)

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Purpose:  PC - Public Correspondence
          SD - Safety and Distress
          PS - Public Correspondence, Safety and Distress

Frequencies:

     4 MHz =  4207.5 kHz
     6 MHz =  6312   kHz
     8 MHz =  8414.5 kHz
    12 MHz = 12577   kHz
    16 MHz = 16804.5 kHz

Extracted from International Maritime Organization GMDSS Circular
No. 7, 17 May 1996.