AUS 316 - Charles Point to Pelican Island

AUS 316 — Charles Point to Pelican Island, NT Nautical Chart

For skippers, fishers and coastal cruisers working the western Top End

Run confident coastal legs from Charles Point across to Pelican Island. AUS 316 provides wide-area offshore coverage at 1:300,000, ideal for shaping long passages, setting landfall bearings, and cueing approach notes to remote NT anchorages along this stretch of coast.

Why skippers choose this chart

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

• 🧿 Landfall confidence — Headlands, islands 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, hand-checked output.

Coverage

• Chart: AUS 316 — Australia · North Coast · Northern Territory · Charles Point to Pelican Island

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

• Bounds: N 12°12.91′ S · S 15°31.34′ S · E 130°38.07′ E · W 128°39.33′ E

• Publication: 19-Oct-1990 · Latest Edition: 30-Apr-2021

Premium materials & finishes

• Paper (120 gsm matte) — Clear, lightweight and flexible on the chart table; perfect under glass in the nav station.

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

Skipper’s note: The soft-matte face is specified so you can 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.

Run the western Top End with confidence

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