What VHF channel is assigned for distress and calling?

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What VHF channel is assigned for distress and calling?

VHF distress and calling are done on a dedicated channel that all vessels and coast stations monitor. This channel is channel 16 (156.8 MHz). It serves as the international distress, safety, and calling frequency, so you hail others or respond to emergencies there. Once contact is established on 16, you typically switch to a working channel for the actual conversation. Channel 70 is used for DSC (digital selective calling) distress and alerts, not for voice distress calls, and the other listed channels are general working channels, not the distress channel.

VHF distress and calling are done on a dedicated channel that all vessels and coast stations monitor. This channel is channel 16 (156.8 MHz). It serves as the international distress, safety, and calling frequency, so you hail others or respond to emergencies there. Once contact is established on 16, you typically switch to a working channel for the actual conversation. Channel 70 is used for DSC (digital selective calling) distress and alerts, not for voice distress calls, and the other listed channels are general working channels, not the distress channel.

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