AUS 700 - Western Approaches to Torres Strait Nautical Chart

AUS 700 — Western Approaches to Torres Strait, QLD Nautical Chart

For skippers, pilots, and coastal crews transiting the western gateway to Torres Strait

Shape safe landfalls from the Gulf of Carpentaria into Torres Strait. AUS 700 delivers wide-area approach coverage at 1:150,000 on a Mercator projection—ideal for planning tide gates, aligning fairways and leads, and cueing waypoints across these shoal-fringed waters.

Why skippers choose this chart

• 🧭 Built for approach work — Main sheet at 1:150,000 for the full western approach sector.

• 🌊 Strait transit awareness — Helpful for reading banks, channels, and separation schemes.

• 🗺️ Mercator projection — Clean rhumb-line plotting for bearings and GPS cross-checks.

• 📍 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.

Coverage

• Main Chart — AUS 700: Australia North Coast · Queensland · Western Approaches to Torres Strait

  • Scale: 1:150,000 · Projection: Mercator

  • Bounds: N 10°17.22′ S · S 11°15.83′ S · E 142°20.95′ E · W 140°47.12′ E

  • Publication: 27-Jul-1979 · Latest Edition: 25-Oct-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: 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.

On-board & ashore use

• 🧭 Passage planning — Pre-plot tracks, tide gates and contingency turns before you cast off.

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

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

• 🎁 Gift for skippers — A practical, good-looking chart for local and transiting 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 enter Torres Strait from the west?

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