Maritime Mobile VHF Channels

Maritime Mobile VHF Channel usage from 1 October 2016

 

Channel	Use	Channel	Use
MM01	General maritime repeater	MM2019 (or MM19)	Now Casting Weather information
MM02	General maritime repeater	MM2020 (or MM20)	Now Casting Weather information
MM03	General maritime repeater	MM2079 (or MM79)	Now Casting Weather information
MM04	General maritime repeater	MM60	General maritime repeater
MM05	General maritime repeater	MM61	General maritime repeater
MM06	Intership	MM62	General maritime repeater
MM07	General maritime repeater	MM63	General maritime repeater
MM08	Intership	MM64	General maritime repeater
MM09	Port Operations	MM65	General maritime repeater
MM10	Port Operations	MM66	General maritime repeater
MM11	Port Operations	MM67	Maritime Radio working channel
MM12	Port Operations	MM68	Maritime Radio working channel
MM13	Intership Navigation	MM69	Maritime Radio working channel
MM14	Port Operations	MM71	Maritime Radio working channel
MM15	Diving operations	MM73	Marina operations
MM16	Safety, Distress and Calling	MM74	Coast / Ship use
MM17	Watersports events	MM77	Watersports events

MM18	General maritime repeater

Tauranga marine radio frequencies

Boat to boat	Ch. 06 and Ch. 08
International distress and calling frequency	Ch. 16
Maketū Coastguard	Ch. 01
Port of Tauranga Radio	Ch. 12
Tauranga Bridge Marina	Ch. 73
Tauranga Coastguard	Ch. 01 (24 hours) Ch. 19 and Ch. 79 (24 hour weather channel)
Waihī Beach	Ch. 07

Rotorua marine radio frequencies

Rotorua Lakes

Ch. 02 (24 hours)

Working frequencies are 06, 08 and 64. Please use these vessel to vessel. Visitors to the area are welcome to use these services.

Whakatāne marine radio frequencies

Whakatāne	Ch. 18 / Ch. 60
Ōpōtiki	Ch. 18
Waihau Bay	Ch. 65

How to make a Voyage or Trip Report

Often called a TR, here is how to log a Trip Report with your local coastguard using VHF Radio.

Listen to the station for approx. 10 seconds, check there is no-one else using the frequency.

1. Make a Call using the VHF Channel of your local Coastguard station.
2. “Tauranga Coastguard, Tauranga Coastguard, Tauranga Coastguard, this is YOUR VESSEL NAME AND CALL SIGN for a Trip Report. Over.”
3. Wait for Coastguard station to acknowledge you.
4. “We are departing YOUR CURRENT LOCATION.”
5. “We are heading to YOUR DESTINATION and our ETA is TIME YOU EXPECT TO ARRIVE.”
6. “We have NUMBER OF PEOPLE ONBOARD (i.e. 2 adults and 2 children). Over.”
7. Wait for confirmation from Coastguard station that they have received your detail.
8. “Thank you Coastguard Radio, this is YOUR VESSEL NAME. Out/Clear.”

Remember to cancel your TR when you have arrived safely.

Note: Failing to close a TR will NOT initiate a search. If you need assistance you must call for help.

How to make a radio distress call

Use only if you are in imminent danger and need immediate help!

Activate distress beacon if carried. Make sure everyone is wearing lifejackets. Switch radio to full power.

1. VHF Ch 16 (or SSB 2182, 4125, 6215, 8291).
2. MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY.
3. This is YOUR VESSEL NAME (THREE TIMES).
4. Call sign of OF THE VESSEL (ONCE).
5. MAYDAY VESSEL NAME AND CALL SIGN.
6. Vessel’s latitude and longitude, or bearing and distance from known landmark.
7. Nature of distress and assistance required.
8. Any other information eg. number of persons on board, description of vessel, liferaft or dinghy carried.
9. OVER.
10. Allow a short time for a reply. If no reply, repeat the distress call, working through all the distress frequencies on the radio. If contact is made with a shore station, tell them if you have activated your distress beacon and follow their instructions.