VHF Channel 16 is used for what?

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VHF Channel 16 is used for what?

Channel 16 is the marine VHF radio’s distress, safety, and calling channel. It’s the one all ships and shore stations monitor to initiate contact in an emergency or to hail another vessel or station. In an urgent situation, you use Channel 16 to get attention and establish contact, then you switch to a working channel to carry on the conversation and coordinate actions. Weather updates aren’t sent on Channel 16; they come through dedicated weather services or NAVTEX on separate frequencies. Routine navigation and casual crew chatter take place on other designated working channels.

Channel 16 is the marine VHF radio’s distress, safety, and calling channel. It’s the one all ships and shore stations monitor to initiate contact in an emergency or to hail another vessel or station. In an urgent situation, you use Channel 16 to get attention and establish contact, then you switch to a working channel to carry on the conversation and coordinate actions. Weather updates aren’t sent on Channel 16; they come through dedicated weather services or NAVTEX on separate frequencies. Routine navigation and casual crew chatter take place on other designated working channels.

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