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San Francisco Bay Area Marine Radio Safety Frequencies

Essential Marine VHF Channels

Channel Frequency (MHz) Use / Notes QR Code
16 156.800 International Distress, Safety, and Calling. Monitored by Coast Guard 24/7.
Use for emergencies and hailing only.		 USCG VHF Info QR
09 156.450 Hailing, marinas, bridges, drawbridges (Delta bridges monitor Ch. 9) Drawbridge Info QR
13 156.650 Navigation safety, ship-to-ship, tugs, pilots, bridge-to-bridge USCG VHF Info QR
12 156.600 Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Offshore Sector SFARC Marine Radio PDF QR
14 156.700 VTS Inshore Sector SFARC Marine Radio PDF QR
22A 157.100 US Coast Guard Liaison, Safety Broadcasts (announced on Ch. 16) USCG VHF Info QR
70 156.525 Digital Selective Calling (DSC) – emergency digital distress only, no voice USCG DSC Info QR
68, 69, 71, 72, 78A 156.425, 156.475, 156.575, 156.625, 156.925 Non-commercial, recreational, intership use Marine Band QR

NOAA Weather Radio Channels (Bay Area)

Channel Frequency (MHz) Transmitter / Area QR Code
WX1 162.550 Mt. Umunhum (Monterey/South Bay) NOAA Weather Radio QR
WX2 162.400 Mt. Pise (San Francisco)
WX3 162.475 Sonoma County
WX4 162.425 Mt. Diablo (Contra Costa County)
WX5 162.450 Mt. Umunhum (Monterey Marine)
WX6 162.500 Big Rock Ridge (N. SF Bay)

HF/SSB & Other Safety Frequencies

Service Frequency (MHz) Use QR Code
USCG Distress (HF/SSB) 4.125, 6.215, 8.291, 12.290 Coast Guard monitored for long-range distress USCG HF Info QR
West Coast Weather 13.282 Weather broadcasts (HF) NOAA Marine Weather QR

Tip: Print this page and keep it on your boat for quick access to emergency and safety radio frequencies. For best QR code scanning, print in color and ensure each code is at least 1 inch wide.