AUS 328 - Montebello Islands to North West Cape Nautical Chart

AUS 328 — Montebello Islands to North West Cape, WA Nautical Chart

For skippers, pilots, and coastal crews running the Pilbara to North West Cape corridor

Plan confident passages with AUS 328. Regional coverage from the Montebello Islands down to North West Cape at 1:300,000 on Mercator projection—ideal for shaping long legs, setting landfall bearings, and verifying offshore waypoints along WA’s north-west approaches.

Why skippers choose this chart

• 🧭 Big-picture routing — 1:300,000 clarity between islands, banks, and offshore features.

• 🚢 Transit awareness — Supports safe offsets from reefs/shoals and staging approaches to anchorages.

• 🛰️ Mercator projection — Straight-line bearings and simple DR plotting on extended runs.

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

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

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

Coverage

• Main Chart — AUS 328: Australia North West Coast · Western Australia · Montebello Islands to North West Cape

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

  • Bounds: N 18°46.50′ S · S 21°58.00′ S · E 115°32.00′ E · W 113°33.50′ E

  • Publication: 01-Dec-1985 · Latest Edition: 05-Dec-2014

Premium materials & finishes

• Paper (120 gsm matte) — Crisp, flexible, chart-table friendly; ideal 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.

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

On-board & ashore use

• 🧭 Passage planning — Plot offshore routes, clearing lines, and contingencies across the Pilbara.

• 📒 Crew briefings — Clear overview for hazards and waypoint verification.

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

• 🎁 Gift for skippers — A practical north-west planning chart for WA 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 run the Montebellos to North West Cape?

Select your finish above and add to cart. We’ll print locally, hand-check, and ship with care.