New Emergency Radio Service

A new marine distress and emergency monitoring service has just been launched- Marine Radio Victoria.
MRV monitors and records radio traffic on VHF and HF emergency radio channels 24 hours a day/365 days a year.

MRV covers the Victorian coastline, up to 20 nautical miles from the coast on the VHF emergency channels and out to 200 miles for the HF emergency frequency. The service replaces coast radio Melbourne.

MRV also provides radio checks, and broadcasts weather forecast warning.

TSV recommends that all boaters, including paddlers and kayak fishers, on the bays and along the coast have a VHF radio to take advantage of the benefits of MRV.

Marine Radio Victoria operates on:
VHF: channels 16 and 67 for voice and 70 for Digital Selective Calling
HF: 4125kHz, 6215kHz, 8291kHz, 8176kHz, 12290kHz.

All information can be found at www.transport.vic .gov.au.