AUS 306 - Cape Grey to Elcho Island including Wessel Islands

AUS 306 — Cape Grey to Elcho Island (incl. Wessel Islands), NT Nautical Chart

For skippers, fishers, and coastal cruisers running Arnhem Land’s outer coast

Run confident coastal legs from Cape Grey past the Wessel Islands to Elcho Island. AUS 306 provides broad offshore coverage at 1:300,000—ideal for shaping routes across the Top End’s remote coastline, setting landfall bearings, and cueing approach notes to anchorages and passages.

Why skippers choose this chart

• 🧭 Coastal-passage scale — 1:300,000 balances wide-area context with clear shoreline references.

• 🧿 Landfall confidence — Headlands, island chains, and conspicuous features for fixes and bearings.

• 🗺️ Mercator projection — Straight rhumb-line plotting for traditional and electronic cross-checks.

• 📍 Exact bounds listed — Quick position verification with N/S/E/W limits.

• 🗺️ Deck-ready materials — Soft-matte, writeable laminate face for chart-correction/grease pencils.

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

Coverage

• Chart — AUS 306: Australia · North Coast · Northern Territory · Cape Grey to Elcho Island including Wessel Islands

  • Scale: 1:300,000 · Projection: Mercator

  • Bounds: N 9°43.50′ S · S 13°04.00′ S · E 137°37.00′ E · W 135°38.00′ E

  • Publication: 27-Jun-2003 · Latest Edition: 23-May-2008

Premium materials & finishes

• Paper (120 gsm matte) — Clear, lightweight, and chart-table friendly; perfect under nav-station glass.

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

The soft-matte writeable face lets you mark fixes, ETAs, and pilotage cues, then clean down between passages.

On-board & ashore use

• 🧭 Passage planning — Plot offshore routes, tidal gates, and landfall points before you cast off.

• 📒 Crew briefings — At-a-glance coastal overview for roles, calls, and nav references.

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

• 🎁 Practical gift — A dependable working chart for local and transiting skippers.

Specifications

Important note (mariner’s guidance)

Ideal for planning, briefing, education, and display. For navigation underway—especially in remote Top End waters—always use the latest official hydrographic chart or approved ECDIS together with current Notices to Mariners and local guidance. Conditions and aids can change.

Track Arnhem Land’s outer coast with confidence

Choose your finish above and add to cart — locally printed, hand-checked, and shipped with care.