AUS 268 - Plans of Airlie Beach and Bowen Nautical Chart

AUS 268 — Plans of Airlie Beach & Bowen, QLD Nautical Chart

For skippers, bareboat crews, and coastal cruisers working the Whitsunday mainland ports

Target the high-use pilotage spots around Bowen and Airlie Beach. AUS 268 is a dedicated plans sheet with four detailed insets—Approaches to Bowen (1:25,000), Bowen (1:10,000), Airlie Beach (1:15,000), and Gloucester Passage (1:25,000)—ideal for marina entries, tide-window transits, and inshore manoeuvres.

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Why skippers choose this chart

• 🧭 Made for approach & pilotage — Four close-quarters plans covering fairways, bends and berths.

• ⚓ Harbour precision — Tight-scale insets for Bowen and Airlie Beach entrances and facilities.

• 🌊 Passage awareness — Gloucester Passage plan for timing tidal flows and reading shoals.

• 🛰️ Universal Transverse Mercator — Clean projection for bearings and GPS plotting.

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

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

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

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Coverage & insets

• Plan 1 — AUS 268 (Approaches to Bowen)

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

  • Bounds: N 19°57.92′ S · S 20°06.32′ S · E 148°21.89′ E · W 148°13.39′ E

  • Publication: 15-Oct-1999 · Latest Edition: 23-Jul-2021

• Plan 2 — AUS 268 (Bowen)

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

  • Bounds: N 20°00.71′ S · S 20°01.71′ S · E 148°15.66′ E · W 148°14.76′ E

  • Publication: 15-Oct-1999 · Latest Edition: 23-Jul-2021

• Plan 3 — AUS 268 (Airlie Beach)

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

  • Bounds: N 20°14.63′ S · S 20°16.58′ S · E 148°44.23′ E · W 148°41.97′ E

  • Publication: 15-Oct-1999 · Latest Edition: 23-Jul-2021

• Plan 4 — AUS 268 (Gloucester Passage)

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

  • Bounds: N 20°02.38′ S · S 20°04.01′ S · E 148°28.80′ E · W 148°25.86′ E

  • Publication: 15-Oct-1999 · Latest Edition: 23-Jul-2021

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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) — Low-glare, writeable face for notes and corrections; gloss back adds rigidity and wipes clean.

Note: We’ve intentionally configured the laminate with 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.

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On-board & ashore use

• 🧭 Passage planning — Pre-plot approaches, tide windows and contingencies.

• 📒 Crew briefings — At-a-glance layouts for pilotage notes and waypoint checks.

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

• 🎁 Gift for skippers — A practical, good-looking chart for locals and visiting cruisers.

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Specifications

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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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Ready to work Bowen, Airlie & Gloucester Passage?

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