![]() VHF Channel 67 Available in the Newcastle, Sydney and Port Kembla areas and scheduled to be broadcast at 07 hours and at times that such warnings are received from AMSA. Navigation Warnings HF 8176 kHz Navigation warnings are scheduled to be broadcast at 10 hours and at times that such warnings are received from AMSA. Severe weather warnings will be broadcast at hourly intervals upon receipt of such warnings from AMSA and until such time that the severe weather conditions no longer exist. VHF Channel 67 available in the Newcastle, Sydney Port Kembla areas and scheduled to be broadcasted at 07 hours. Weather forecasts and warningsīroadcast schedule is available at Bureau of Meteorology. VHF Channel 16 monitored by the Port Authority of NSW 24 hours, 7 days a week. Monitored by Kordia 24 hours, 7 days a week. Purpose of call and frequencies Distress and emergency calling The VHF component of the NCRN that is provided by the Port Authority of NSW remains unchanged. This VHF service only covers waters within the vicinity of Newcastle to Nowra. Severe weather warnings are broadcast at hourly intervals upon receipt of such warnings from AMSA and until such time that the severe weather conditions no longer exist. They also broadcast local weather and navigation warnings on VHF channel 67 at 07 hours EST. The VHF component of the NCRN is provided by the Port Authority of NSW in the Sydney, Newcastle and Port Kembla areas, which monitor the VHF distress and emergency channel 16. The Hourly HAP charts published by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology provide a guide to choosing the most appropriate frequency for the time of the day. The Bureau of Meteorology publicises the scheduled broadcast times. This automated HF weather information service, which covers all NSW coastal waters, remains unchanged. These broadcasts are made on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis. The Bureau of Meteorology broadcasts marine weather information for NSW 'coastal waters' and 'high seas' from VMC Weather Australia East, located at Charleville Queensland, on the existing working frequencies: 2201, 4426, 6507, 8176, 12365 plus 16546 kHz. The location of the transceiver site in Charleville Queensland away from major cities and the coastline is ideal for propagation of HF radio, and therefore provides an improved service from the previous service that was operated out of Sydney. The Kordia service duplicates, and may improve, the HF service previously provided by Sydney Ports Corporation. This Kordia service replaces the services previously provided by Sydney Ports Corporation until. Kordia also broadcasts relevant navigation warnings and marine safety information (MSI) on 8176 kHz at 10 hours as such warnings are received from AMSA. This HF service covers NSW coastal waters to at least 200 nautical miles from the shore from a transceiver site in Charleville, Queensland (Callsign: CHARLEVILLE RADIO). Generally speaking HF coverage is up to 200 nautical miles, but under certain circumstances can be considerably more.įor HF radio, 24 hour, 7 day week service is provided by Kordia which monitors the 4125, 62 kHz distress and calling frequencies. HF coverage is highly variable and dependant on a number of factors such as atmospheric and weather conditions and the power of the HF radio that is being used. HF is used for long distance ship-to-shore communication. Each jurisdiction monitors the relevant VHF and HF 'distress and calling' frequencies, and broadcasts navigation warning and marine safety information relevant to their broadcast areas. The National Coastal Radio Network (NCRN) was established in July 2002 by each of the States and Northern Territory to replace the Commonwealth funded and Telstra operated Coastal Radio Network. You can also find all local Marine Rescue channels and frequencies for the NSW coast on the NSW Marine Rescue radio frequencies map (PDF, 927.36 KB). To learn more about using a marine radio, see the Australian Maritime College's Marine VHF Radio Operators Handbook. In NSW, marine radio services are provided by Kordia (a specialist telecommunications company), the Port Authority of NSW and Marine Rescue NSW. They also provide navigation warnings and weather forecasts to enable you to make better informed decisions about whether it is safe to go boating, or to stay out on the water. Radio services provide ‘listening watch’ for distress and emergency frequencies in the event that a boater encounters trouble on the water. VHF, HF and 27 MHz marine radio services are available for the safety of boaters in NSW waters.
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