PART 2
COMOX, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre
Call Sign:
VAC
Communication Sites located at (NAD 27):
Alert Bay
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50 35 12 N
126 55 28 W
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Discovery Mountain
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50 19 25 N
125 22 16 W
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Port Hardy
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50 41 35 N
127 41 53 W
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Cape Lazo
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49 42 24 N
124 51 41 W
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Texada Island
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49 41 47 N
124 26 07 W
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For Radio Services call Comox Coast Guard Radio.
For Vessel Traffic Services call Comox Traffic.
Mailing address:Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Canadian Coast Guard
Officer-in-Charge - MCTS Operations
Comox MCTS Centre
P.O. Box 220
Lazo, British Columbia
V0R 2K0
Telephone Numbers:(250) 339-2523Officer-in-Charge
(250) 339-3613MCTS Operations/Supervisor
(250) 339-0748Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) - South area
(250) 974-5305Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) - North area
1-866-823-1110Toll Free MCTS Operations
Facsimile:(250) 339-2372
Electronic mail:
MCTSCOMOX@DFO-MPO.GC.CA
Web site:
http://
www.pacific.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/mcts/mctscomox/index.htm
MMSI:
00 316 0014
Effective August 1, 2003, Canada had declared A1 VHF/DSC in SEA AREA A1.
MCTS Comox/VAC - Ship/shore Communications:
Sites
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Channel
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Frequencies
Transmit
Receive
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Remarks
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Cape Lazo
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Ch16
Ch22A
Ch26
Ch71
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Discovery
Mountain
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Ch16
Ch22A
Ch70
Ch71
Ch84
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Alert Bay
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Ch16
Ch22A
Ch26
Ch71
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Port Hardy
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Ch16
Ch22A
Ch70
Ch71
Ch84
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Texada Island
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Ch16
Ch22A
Ch70
Ch71
Ch84
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MCTS Comox/VAC - Broadcasts:
Time PST
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Frequency
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Contents
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0720
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WX1
Texada Island
Alert Bay
WX3
Port Hardy
Ch21B
Discovery Mtn.
Cape Lazo
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RADIOTELEPHONY:
Safety Notices to Shipping.
Notices to Shipping.
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1320
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WX1
Texada Island
Alert Bay
WX3
Port Hardy
Ch21B
Discovery Mtn.
Cape Lazo
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RADIOTELEPHONY:
Safety Notices to Shipping.
Notices to Shipping.
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MCTS Comox/VAC - Broadcasts:
Time PST
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Frequency
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Contents
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2020
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WX1
Texada Island
Alert Bay
WX3
Port Hardy
Ch21B
Discovery Mtn.
Cape Lazo
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RADIOTELEPHONY:
Safety Notices to Shipping.
Notices to Shipping.
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Continuous
North
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WX1
Alert Bay
WX3
Port Hardy
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RADIOTELEPHONY:
Synopsis and weather forecasts for areas 5,6,11,12,13,14,15
Safety Notices to Shipping.
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Continuous
South
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WX1
Texada Island
Ch21B
Discovery Mtn.
(Sonora Island)
Cape Lazo
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RADIOTELEPHONY:
Synopsis and weather forecasts for areas 11,12 and 13.
Safety Notices to Shipping
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MCTS Comox/VAC - Traffic Lists:
Time PST
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Frequency
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Sites
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0720
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WX1
WX3
Ch21B
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RADIOTELEPHONY:
Texada Island
Alert Bay
Port Hardy
Discovery Mountain
Cape Lazo
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1320
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WX1
WX3
Ch21B
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RADIOTELEPHONY:
Texada Island
Alert Bay
Port Hardy
Discovery Mountain
Cape Lazo
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2020
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WX1
WX3
Ch21B
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RADIOTELEPHONY:
Texada Island
Alert Bay
Port Hardy
Discovery Mountain
Cape Lazo
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