Frequencies of GMDSS equipment

DSC DISTRESS

Frequency DSC TLF TLX

VHF 70 ch 16 ch
MF 2187.5 2182 2174.5
HF4 4207.5 4125 4177.5
HF6 6312 6215 6268
HF8 8414.5 8291 8376.5
HF12 12577 12290 12520
HF16 16804.5 16420 16695

DSC ROUTINE

Frequency Ship 1 Shore 2 Emission Power

VHF 70 ch 70 ch G2B 25 W
MF 2177 2189.5 F1B/J2B 400 W
HF4 4219.5 4208 F1B/J2B 1.5 kW
HF6 6331 6312.5 F1B/J2B 1.5 kW
HF8 8436.5 8415 F1B/J2B 1.5 kW
HF12 12657 12577.5 F1B/J2B 1.5 kW
HF16 16903 16805 F1B/J2B 1.5 kW
HF18 19703.5 18898.5 F1B/J2B 1.5 kW
HF22 22444 22374.5 F1B/J2B 1.5 kW
HF26 26121 25208.5 F1B/J2B 1.5 kW

INTERSHIP and AVIA 6 ch 156.3 121.5 123.1 (MHz)

BRIDGE TO BRIDGE 13 ch 156.65 (MHz)
SHIP TO SHIP (alerting) 70 ch 156.525 (MHz)
DON’T COMUNICATE 75,76 ch Protection 16 ch

SHIP – TO – SHIP
VHF channel 8, 10, 9, 72, 73, 69, 67, 77, 15, 17
MF/HF TLF 2498, 4146, 6224, 8294, 12353, 16528, 18825, 22159
TELEX 4203, 6301, 8397, 12560.5, 16785.5, 18893.5, 22352.5

INMARSAT
Satellite Inmarsat-A Long. TLX PHONE Regional station (only for A) CES ID
AOR-E A1 15.5 W 581 871 Station 12 (Netherlands) 12
AOR-W A2 54 W 584 874 Station 12 (Netherlands) 12
IOR I 64.5 E 583 873 Ata (Turkey) 10
POR P 178 E 582 872 Kumsan (S.Korea) 04

SPECIAL CODES (xx+)

32 MEDICAL ADVICES
33 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
38 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
39 MARITIME ASSISTANCE
41 METEO WARNING
42 NAVIGATIONAL WARNING
91 TEST (INMARSAT-A)

According the Admiralty List of Radio Signals vol. 5 (UK Merchant shipping «Radio Installations» regulations 1992), external «Test
Safety» transmitted trough UK Coastguard MF DSC station on frequency 2187 only.