AUS 143 - Port Phillip Nautical Chart

AUS 143 — Port Phillip, VIC Nautical Chart

For skippers, pilots, and coastal crews transiting Port Phillip and its approaches

Make safe landfall and plan confident passages across the bay with AUS 143. Optimised for bay-wide navigation at 1:100,000 on Mercator projection—ideal for shaping tracks, verifying bearings, and cross-checking waypoints. Includes close-quarters UTM subcharts for Patterson River, Mornington, Queenscliff, Sorrento, and Blairgowrie.

Why skippers choose this chart

• 🧭 Bay-wide clarity — Main sheet at 1:100,000 for Port Phillip traffic lanes and routes.

• 🚢 Approach & harbour awareness — Useful for aligning fairways, leads, and landfall bearings.

• 🛰️ Mercator + UTM insets — Straight-line bearings on the main; crisp plotting on local wharf/town plans.

• 📍 Exact bounds — All four limits listed for quick position checks (see below).

• 🗺️ Deck-ready materials — Writeable soft-matte laminate front face for correction/grease pencils.

• 🇦🇺 Printed in Australia — Colour-managed, hand-checked.

Coverage

• Main Chart — AUS 143: Australia South Coast · Victoria · Port Phillip

  • Scale: 1:100,000 · Projection: Mercator

  • Bounds: N 37°48.42′ S · S 38°23.72′ S · E 145°09.08′ E · W 144°21.08′ E

  • Publication: 02-May-1973 · Latest Edition: 28-May-2021

• Subchart — AUS 143/1: Patterson River

  • Scale: 1:10,000 · Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator

  • Bounds: N 38°03.49′ S · S 38°04.59′ S · E 145°09.08′ E · W 145°06.36′ E

  • Publication: 02-May-1973 · Latest Edition: 28-May-2021

• Subchart — AUS 143/3: Mornington

  • Scale: 1:7,500 · Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator

  • Bounds: N 38°12.30′ S · S 38°13.11′ S · E 145°02.68′ E · W 145°01.70′ E

  • Publication: 02-May-1973 · Latest Edition: 28-May-2021

• Subchart — AUS 143/4: Queenscliff

  • Scale: 1:5,000 · Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator

  • Bounds: N 38°15.61′ S · S 38°16.21′ S · E 144°40.92′ E · W 144°39.98′ E

  • Publication: 02-May-1973 · Latest Edition: 28-May-2021

• Subchart — AUS 143/5: Sorrento

  • Scale: 1:10,000 · Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator

  • Bounds: N 38°19.21′ S · S 38°20.41′ S · E 144°45.47′ E · W 144°44.28′ E

  • Publication: 02-May-1973 · Latest Edition: 28-May-2021

• Subchart — AUS 143/6: Blairgowrie

  • Scale: 1:7,500 · Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator

  • Bounds: N 38°20.85′ S · S 38°21.66′ S · E 144°46.90′ E · W 144°45.91′ E

  • Publication: 02-May-1973 · Latest Edition: 28-May-2021

Premium materials & finishes

• Paper (120 gsm matte) — Crisp, flexible and chart-table friendly; ideal under nav-station glass.

• Laminated (soft-matte front / gloss back, edge-sealed) — Front side is low-glare and writeable with correction/grease pencils; gloss back adds rigidity. Wipes clean with a soft cloth.

Note: We use a soft-matte writeable face with a gloss reverse so you can annotate fixes, bearings, ETAs and pilotage notes directly on the chart, then clean down between passages.

On-board & ashore use

• 🧭 Pilotage & passage planning — Plot tracks, checks, and contingencies around the bay.

• 📒 Crew briefings — Clear layout for leads/marks and waypoint verification.

• 🛠️ Bridge/club display — Durable laminated option for noticeboards and training rooms.

• 🎁 Gift for skippers — A practical, good-looking Port Phillip chart for VIC crews.

Specifications

Important note (mariner’s guidance)

This product is ideal for planning, briefing, education, and display. For underway navigation, always carry and consult the latest official hydrographic chart or approved ECDIS and current Notices to Mariners. Local conditions and aids may change.

Ready to cross the bay?

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