What channel do you call traffic in galveston an where do you make your calls?

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does anyone know what channrl and whee do you make calls to traffic in galveston? It has been a long time since I have run out of there. Thanks!!

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LEFT1. Galveston Bay Entrance Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy “GB”
2. Galveston Bay Entrance Channel Lighted Buoys II & 12 GCG.
Galveston Coast Guard Base (vicinity of Galveston Harbor Buoy 1)
T. Texas City Channel Light 12 (for vessels inbound or outbound in
Texas City Channel
E. Bolivar buoy line at ICW mile marker 349
W. Pelican Cut at ICW mile marker 351
X. Houston Ship Channel Lighted Buoys 25 & 26 (for all tows inbound
from Texas City or the ICW)
3. Houston Ship Channel Lights 31 & 32
4. Houston Ship Channel Lights 53 & 54 (Redfish Bar)
4A. Houston Ship Channel Lights 69 & 70 (for all tow vessels)
P. Bayport Ship Channel Lights 7 & 8
5. Morgans Point (vicinity of HSC LT 91)
6. Exxon Ship Dock #1 (vicinity of Baytown Bend LT 113)
7. Lynchburg Ferry Crossing
8. Shell oil Company Slip (vicinity of HSC LT 142)
9. Greens Bayou (vicinity of HSC LT 152)
10. Hess Turning Basin (vicinity HSC LT 160)
11. Lyondell Tuniing Basin
12. 1-610 (Sydney Sherman) Bridge
13. Houston Turning B[/LEFT]

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[B][LEFT]DESIGNATED FREQUENCIES[/LEFT]
[/B][LEFT]- VHF-FM Channel 11 (156.550 MHz) for communicating with Houston Traffic
inbound at Baytown Bend Light 113, or operating above that location in either
direction.

  • VHF-FM Channel 12 (156.600 MHz) outbound at Baytown Bend Light 113, or
    operating below that location in either direction.[/LEFT]
    [B][LEFT]VTS Users not maintaining a listening watch on the VTS frequency, are
    required to monitor VHF Channel 16 (156.800 MHz) and the vessel Bridgeto-
    Bridge frequency, VHF Channel 13 (156.650). Vessels which maintain a
    listening watch on the VTS frequency are not required to monitor VHF
    Channel 16.
    REPORTING WAIVERS[/LEFT]
    [/B][LEFT]On 02 July 1996, The Eight Coast[/LEFT]
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Thanks guys!!!

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[QUOTE=captkris;44858]does anyone know what channrl and whee do you make calls to traffic in galveston? It has been a long time since I have run out of there. Thanks!![/QUOTE]

[B][U]IMHO[/U][/B]…suggest you download and print this out!!

http://www.uscg.mil/vtshouston/docs/VTS_User_Guide.pdf