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AUS 179 - Plans in Tasmania (Sheet 1) Nautical Chart
AUS 179 - Plans in Tasmania (Sheet 1) Nautical Chart AUS 179 - Plans in Tasmania (Sheet 1) Nautical Chart AUS 179 - Plans in Tasmania (Sheet 1) Nautical Chart AUS 179 - Plans in Tasmania (Sheet 1) Nautical Chart AUS 179 - Plans in Tasmania (Sheet 1) Nautical Chart

AUS 179 - Plans in Tasmania (Sheet 1) Nautical Chart

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AUS 179 — Plans in Tasmania (Sheet 1), TAS Nautical Chart

For skippers, pilots, and coastal crews working the Franklin Sound–Flinders Island plans

A compact pilotage set on one sheet, AUS 179 groups five detailed plans—Franklin Sound, Approaches to Lady Barron, Whitemark, Waterhouse Passage, and Foster Inlet—at close scales on Mercator/UTM projections. Ideal for tide-gate timing, channel shaping, and final approach checks around Tasmania’s northeast.


Why skippers choose this chart

  • 🧭 Five targeted plans — Purpose-built scales for channels, inlets, harbours, and passages.

  • 🚢 Approach confidence — Insets support landfalls, leads, turns, and alongside manoeuvres.

  • 🛰️ Mercator + UTM — Straightforward bearings with crisp close-in GPS plotting (see Coverage).

  • 📍 Exact bounds — Panel limits listed below for quick position checks.

  • 🗺️ Deck-ready materials — Writeable laminate front face for chart-correction pencils.

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


Coverage

  • AUS 179/1 — Franklin Sound

    • Scale: 1:75,000 · Projection: Mercator

    • Bounds: N 40°09.92′ S · S 40°25.50′ S · E 148°27.40′ E · W 147°52.82′ E

    • Publication: 28-Jun-2002 · Latest Edition: 19-Jul-2024

  • AUS 179/2 — Approaches to Lady Barron

    • Scale: 1:15,000 · Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator

    • Bounds: N 40°12.40′ S · S 40°15.77′ S · E 148°17.88′ E · W 148°10.93′ E

    • Publication: 28-Jun-2002 · Latest Edition: 19-Jul-2024

  • AUS 179/3 — Whitemark

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

    • Bounds: N 40°06.61′ S · S 40°07.70′ S · E 148°01.00′ E · W 147°59.24′ E

    • Publication: 28-Jun-2002 · Latest Edition: 19-Jul-2024

  • AUS 179/4 — Waterhouse Passage

    • Scale: 1:50,000 · Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator

    • Bounds: N 40°45.97′ S · S 40°51.40′ S · E 147°41.71′ E · W 147°34.27′ E

    • Publication: 28-Jun-2002 · Latest Edition: 19-Jul-2024

  • AUS 179/5 — Foster Inlet

    • Scale: 1:25,000 · Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator

    • Bounds: N 40°43.99′ S · S 40°46.71′ S · E 147°57.88′ E · W 147°54.88′ E

    • Publication: 28-Jun-2002 · Latest Edition: 19-Jul-2024


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 chart-correcting/grease pencils; gloss back adds rigidity. Wipes clean with a soft cloth.

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


On-board & ashore use

  • 🧭 Pilotage planning — Plot tracks, tide gates, turns and contingency holds.

  • 📒 Crew briefings — Clear layout for marks, lights and waypoint verification.

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

  • 🎁 Gift for skippers — A practical, good-looking Flinders/NE Tasmania planning set.


Specifications

Field Detail
Chart Number AUS 179
Title Plans in Tasmania (Sheet 1)
Geographic Location Australia
Scale (panels) 1:75,000; 1:15,000; 1:10,000; 1:50,000; 1:25,000 (see Coverage)
Projection Mercator (Franklin Sound); Universal Transverse Mercator (other panels)
Publication Date 28-Jun-2002
Latest Edition 19-Jul-2024
Sheet Size 770 mm (W) × 1100 mm (H)
Available Finishes Paper (120 gsm matte); Laminated (soft-matte writeable front, gloss back, edge-sealed)
Inks Pigment-based, fade-resistant
Origin Printed in Australia

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.


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