Article 87

VHF-UHF RADIOTELEPHONY

A - VHF RADIOTELEPHONY FOR VESSELS FROM SEA

(1) AT PORT SAID

    (a) Port management (Listening): Call sign: (Port Said 16) (HP - 1) 156.800 MHz.

    (b) Pilot vessel and radar guidance: Call sign: (Port Said 12) (HP - 2) 156.600 MHz.

         Inside the harbour: Call sign: (Port Said 13) (HP - 3) 156.650 MHz.

    (c) Admeasurement Office: Call sign: (Port Said 73) (M) 156.675 MHz.

 

(2) AT PORT OF SUEZ

    (a) Port management (Listening): Call sign: (Suez 16) (HP - 1) 156.800 MHz.

    (b) Pilot vessel and Radar guidance: Outside the harbour: Call sign (Suez 11) (HP - 2) 156.550             MHz.

         Inside the harbour: Call sign: (Suez 14) (HP - 3) 156.700 MHz.

    (c) Admeasurement Office: Call sign: (Suez 74) (M) 156.675 MHz.

 

B - UHF RADIOTELEPHONY IN THE CANAL

(1) UHF voice communication system was built to cover all the Canal and its approaches to facilitate communication between pilots and the main movement office at Ismailia and the port management offices.

The Canal pilot uses a special portable UHF personal transceiver which has the following frequencies

CH No. Transmission Freq. MHz Reception Freq. MHz Function
1 415.350 412.850 Vessels from North (SB)
2 415.600 413.100 Vessels from South (NB)
3 415.850 413.350 Emergency (EM)
4 416.600 141.100 In Port of Suez  harbour (HP)
5 416.350 413.850 In Port Said harbour (S)
6 416.125 413.600 Emergency Critical Vessels (out of convoy)

(2) Escort tugs-towing tugs will use special portable UHF transceiver set
which has the following frequencies:

CH. 1 (414.750 MHz).
CH. 2 (414.775 MHz).
CH. 3 (414.800 MHz).