Art. 87 - VHF-UHF Radiotelephony :

A - VHF Radiotelephony for vessels from Sea:

(1) At Port Said :

  1. Outside the harbor:
    Call sign : (Port Said 12) (HP-2) 156.600 MHz
  2. Inside the harbor:
    Call sign : (Port Said 13) (HP-3) 156.650 MHz

(2) At Port of Suez :

  1. Outside the haibour:
    Call sign : (Suez 11) (HP- 2) 156.550 MHz
  2. Inside the harbour:
    Call sign : (Suez 14) (HP-3) 156.700 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
Frequency MHz

Reception
Frequency 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 (T)

5

416.350

413.850

In Port Said Harbour HP (S)

6

416.125

413.600

Emergency (EMC) 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