Marine Monitoring

 

 

Those enthusiast that live near our coastline and waterways have listened to marine communications at least once I'm sure. I find monitoring the VHF marine band very interesting, you can hear the ships at sea requesting entering times and berthing instructions, pilot vessels, tugs and a whole heap more. Try scanning the whole band to catch all the activities, and remember the Waterways Authority can be heard on the GRN network.

 

 

 

 

VHF Marine Allocation

 

Ch.        ship TX                  Shore TX                               Use

01            156.050                   160.650                                  

02            156.100                   160.700                                  

03            156.150                   160.750

04            156.200                   160.800                                  

05            156.250                   160.850                                  

06            156.300                   156.300                                   SAR, Nctle & Syd Pilot,  port operations

07            156.350                   160.950                                  

08            156.400                   156.400                                   Syd, Nctle, Botany Bay tugs, Port Kembla, Port operations

09            156.450                   156.450                                   Nctle Harbour Control, Port operations

10            156.500                   156.500                                   Botany Bay tugs, Port operations

11            156.550                   156.550                                   Port Kembla operations

12            156.600                   156.600                                   Syd Harbour Control, Botany Bay, Port operations, Lord Howe Harbour

13            156.650                   156.650                                   Sydney Harbour Control, Botany Bay, Newcastle Harbour Dredging Ops, Port operations

14            156.700                   156.700                                   Naval Movements Syd Harbour, Port operations

15            156.750                   156.750

16            156.800                   156.800                                   Distress and Safety

17            156.850                   156.850  

18            156.900                   161.500

19            156.950                   161.550

20            157.000                   161.600                                   Port operations

21            157.050                   161.650                                   repeater

22            157.100                   161.700                                   Syd Coastal Patrol weather reports

23            157.150                   161.750                                  

24            157.200                   161.800                                  

25            157.250                   161.850                                  

26            157.300                   161.900                                  

27            157.350                   161.950                                  

28            157.400                   162.000                                  

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60            156.025                   160.625                                  

61            156.075                   160.675                                  

62            156.125                   160.725                                  

63            156.175                   160.775                                  

64            156.225                   160.825

65            156.275                   160.875

66            156.325                   160.925                                  

67            156.375                   156.375                                   Safety, secondary distress and calling

68            156.425                   156.425                                   Port operations, Syd Tugs, Harvey Bay Whale Watch

69            156.475                   156.475                                   Navy ship to ship, Syd Tugs

70            156.525                   156.525                                  

71            156.575                   156.575                                   Professional fishing

72            156.625                   156.625                                   Yachts, Syd Tugs, Port Operations, Port Stephens Dolphin Watch

73            156.675                   156.675                                   Coast Guard Port Macquarie, Non commercial service, yachts

74            156.725                   156.725                                   Commercial service, Port Stephens Whale Watch

77            156.875                   156.875                                   Port Hacking Royal Motor Yatch Club

78            156.925                   161.525                                   Commercial services

79            156.975                   161.525                                   Port operations

80            157.025                   161.625                                   Repeater, Game Fishing Clubs

81            157.075                   161.675

82            157.125                   161.725

83            157.175                   161.775                                  

84            157.225                   161.825                                  

85            157.275                   161.875                                  

86            157.325                   161.925                                  

87            157.375                   161.975                                  

88            157.425                   161.025                                  

 

 

 

                                                485.625                   Newcastle Ferry Operations

                                                157.480                   Newcastle Ferry Operations

                                                161.975                   Sydney Ports Auth

                                                162.025                   Sydney Ports Auth

 

On board ship UHF communications

 

457.5250    467.7500    467.5250

457.5500    467.7750    467.5500

457.5750    467.8000    467.5750

457.6000    467.8250    467.5000

The above frequencies are used on board ships for communications during dockings, maintenance and departures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27MHz Marine Allocation

 

68                  27680

72              27.720

82              27.820

86              27.860

88            27.880

90            27.900

91            27.910

94            27.940

96            27.960

98            27.980            

 

GRN talk groups used by NSW Waterways

 

7056 Waterways Control Law Enforcement/Access
7072 Waterways Control
7088 Waterways Control
7104 Waterways Control Sydney Harbour
7120 Waterways Control Special Event 'A' Talk Group
7136 Waterways Control Special Event 'B' Talk Group
7152 Waterways Control Special Event 'C' Talk Group
7168 Waterways Control Special Event 'D' Talk Group
7184 Waterways Control Special Event 'E' Talk Group
7200 Waterways Control Special Event 'F' Talk Group

 

You can join our marine monitoring email group at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/Marine_Monitoring/

 

Coast Guard can also be heard on

469.100 – Port Kembla

154.575 – Sydney area, Norah Head Search and Rescue

154.625

154.450

 

Sydney Water Police

Tx                 Rx

157.150 / 161.750

157.300 / 161.900

157.350 / 161.950

 

Australian Maritime Safety Auth – Newcastle & Port Kembla

161.975

162.025

 

NSW Fisheries

467.275

475.050

463.975

450.425

 

Other

415.375   Newcastle Port Corporation Harbour Operations

165.175   Port Kembla

411.650   Port Kembla, tug to tug portable 

 

 

 

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Monitoring Coast Guard Volunteers

 

 

VMR251 Coast Guard Kingscliff

27.88, 86, 90 & 91 MHz

VHF 16, 67, 73 and 22 repeater

MF/HF 2182, 2524, 4125, 6215

UHF 5, 11, 20 and CB 9

 

VMR 224  Coastal Patrol Cape Byron

27.880, 27.900 MHz

VHF Marine 16, 67 and 73

 

VMR250 Coast Guard    Ballina

27.88 + 90 MHz

VHF 16, 73 and 21, 22 repeater

MF/HF 2182, 2524, 2032, 2436

UHF 20 and CB 5

 

VMR259 Coast Guard   Evans Head

27.88, 86, 90, 91, 94 & 96 MHz

VHF 16, 67, 73 and 22 repeater

MF/HF 2182, 2524, 2201, 2112, 4125, 4134, 4483, 6215 kHz

  

VMR257 Coast Guard   Iluka

27.88, 86, 91, 94 & 96 MHz

VHF 16, 67, 72 and 21 & 22 repeaters

MF/HF 2182, 2524, 4125, 6215, 2201, 2202, 4134, 4483

UHF 11, 30 and CB 22

 

VMR265   Coast Guard   Port Stephens

27.88, 27.91 MHz

VHF 16, 67, 73 and 80 repeater

MF/HF 2182, 2524

 

VMR264   Coast Guard    Swansea

27.88, 27.86, 27.90 MHz

VHF 16, 67 and 80 repeater

MF/HF 2182, 2524

 

VH2ATH    Norah Head Search & Rescue Base

27.88 MHz

VHF 16

MF/HF 2182

 

VMR261  Coast Guard    Sydney

27.88, 27.86 MHz
VHF 16, 67, 73 and 81 repeater
MF/HF 2182, 2524, 4125, 6215

 

VMR225 Coastal Patrol Sydney

27.880, 27.860 MHz
VHF 16, 67, 73, 80 and 81 repeater
MF/HF 2182, 2524, 4125, 4483 (yacht races only)

 

 

 

 

Monitoring Coastal Patrol Volunteers

 

Coastal Patrol Sussex Inlet VMR208

VHF 16:   27Meg 88/91:  UHF 25

 

 

Other Coastal Patrol Bases commonly monitor the following

 

2182,  2524,  4125,  6215,  2676,  2524 kHz

 

VHF 16,  21,  22,  67,  73,  80,  81, 82

 

27Meg  86, 88,  90,  91 as well as 27.840mHz

 

 

 

 

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