Marine Scanning - Ship or Shore

[gmanbelfast]

Hi,

I have a little handheld radio that I want to use as a Marine Channel Radio for listening.

I know this might be a daft question but I just want to make sure I add everything correctly.

I see the frequency list for all the channels, most are Simplex but others are Duplex/Ship to Shore. am I right in assuming I need to add the Shore Frequencies as opposed to the ship frequencies?

CH 0
UK Search and Rescue
156 MHz
156 MHz

CH 1
Public correspondence and Port Operations
SHIP 156.050
SHORE 160.650

CH 2
Public correspondence and Port Operations
SHIP 156.100
SHORE 160.700

CH 3
Public correspondence and Port Operations
SHIP 156.150
SHORE 160.750

CH 4
Public correspondence and Port Operations
SHIP 156.200
SHORE 160.800

CH 5
Public correspondence and Port Operations
SHIP 156.250
SHORE 160.850

Cheers!
G

[ANYTONE99]

Add as you see them.

[paulears]

If you’re in belfast, I doubt you’ll hear anything on some of those. Ch 0 is active but usually not that interesting, as it’s their private channel, so lots about crew lists, tasking info and admin. Next up will be channel 6. The old duplex channels are unused. There are only a few that use duplex in normal use. Channel 80, for example, and for a scanner, program in both, with no delay to catch both sides. Remember that huge numbers of the channels in marine radios are unused, not because of the unused channels, but because they’re area specific. Little point me scanning yarmouth, 9 miles away, when I’m in lowestoft, because people are too weak. Marine is local, so if your port is on 12, then monitor 16 and 12, forget 14. In my office, in the port, my marine radio scans 6,10, 14, 16, 37, 73 and 80. That’s it.

[DuncanM]

Do a search from 156 - 162 and 454 - 467.8

156-162 for ship to ship or ship to shore. With duplex you may have to be really close to the ship.
454-467.8 for on board comms, some may be dmr. P&O did use 159.5125, I don't know if they still do.

Must haves are channels 0, 12, 13, 14, 16, 31 (RNLI use it), Marine Safety Information Broadcasts are on 62, 63 or 64 depending on which transmitter is closest. Depending on your location and set up you may also hear Holyhead Coastguard.

Coastguard also use 67 and 73. If lifeboats are tasked then everything goes on channel 0. You may only hear one side, but everything gets repeated back. This includes s.a.r helicopters. Comms during searches can also be heard from helicopters on 419.1125 or 419.1375