Radio

Digital Selective Calling

Phonetic Alphabet

Aerials

27MHz MARINE FREQUENCIES
Frequency Allocated Use
27.680 Commercial operations; calling & working ship-ship & ship-shore
27.720 Professional fishing; calling & working ship-ship & ship-shore
27.820 Professional fishing; calling & working ship-ship & ship-shore
27.860 Secondary distress channel: Safety monitoring & calling
27.880 Primary distress channel: Safety monitoring & calling
27.900 Licensed public use (non-com.)   Calling & working ship-shore
27.910 Licensed public use (non-com.) Calling & working ship-shore
27.940 Licensed public use; club events (eg fishing clubs), ship-ship & Ship-shore
27.960 Licensed public use. Ship-ship
27.980 Rescue organisations, eg. surf rescue, volunteer coast guard
AUSTRALIAN VHF MARINE CHANNELS
VHF Channel Allocated Use
6 Search and Rescue (SAR); Port & Commercial Operations
8 Port & Commercial Operations
9 – 14 Port Operations
16 Distress and Safety Monitoring
20 Port Operations
23 – 28 Licensed Public Use, Radio Telephone (seaphone)
67 Distress and Safety Monitoring
68 Port Operations
71 Professional Fishing
72 Yachts, Commercial Operations, Professional Fishing, Port Operations
73 Non Commercial, Yachts, Licensed Public Use
74 Commercial Operations
77 Yachts, Professional Fishing
78 Commercial Operations
79 Port Operations
87 Licensed Public Use, Radio Telephone (seaphone)