The Navigation Centre...serving the marine industry in
Far North Queensland since 1970.

The Navigation Centre services the commercial shipping industry with charts, nautical publications and other requirements as dictated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). As well as serving a large commercial client base, the needs of other boaties (yachts and power boats alike) are met with everything from navigation charts, parallel rules, barometers, magnetic compasses, captains hats to key rings and everything in between.

The topographic map user is also well catered for with scales of 1:25,000 up to and including 1:1,000,000 available in either paper or DVD format (Natmap Raster).

Flags of all nations including code flags for ships and courtesy flags for boats are a very popular item as only top quality bunting flags are supplied.

Gift lines with a nautical theme are also a popular item for the person who can be difficult to buy for.  And yes, you can purchase a "Gift Voucher".

 
 
An element of The Navigation Centre is the provision of training courses:

2013 Marine Courses Calendar CLICK HERE
 
Elements of Shipboard Safety
Marine Radio
Marine Engine Driver Grade 2
Marine Engine Driver Grade 3
Coxswain
Master 5/Skipper 3
ECDIS - Electronic Chart Display Information System
 
The courses are taught by experienced Mariners in a classroom situation at our premises in Townsville, North Queensland. 

ECDIS course is taught at The International Marine College (IMC) in Cairns.

 
 
Navigation Charts
   AUS256 Cleveland Bay and Approaches AUS259 Hinchinbrook Channel  $35 paper
    AUS827 Cape Bowling Green to Palm Isles AUS828 Palm Isles to Brook Isles and Palm Passage  $52 laminated

Australian Nautical Charts
 
British Admiralty Publications (BA)
Chart Correcting Service 
International Nautical Charts (Japanese, New Zealand, American)
Notice to Mariners and Tracings
 
 Books
     
   Seafarers Handbook for Australian Waters
If we don't have it in stock...we will do our best to find a copy for you...
AMSA Publications (Aust Maritime Safety Authority)
Boat Maintenance
Coastal and Celestial Navigation
Code Flag Posters & stickers
Cruising guides & directions
Engine Maintenance
Fishing

 GPS information
IMO Publications (International Maritime Organistation)
ITU Publications (International Telecommunications Union)

Knots
Maritime History 
Maritime Studies
Maritime novels
Study manuals
Waterproof notebooks

Cruising Guides

  

100 Magic Miles - David Colfelt
Anchorages - Cairns to Darwin - Leslie P Richards
Anchorages - Darwin to Carnarvon - Leslie P Richards
Beacon to Beacon - Maritime Safety Qld
DimDims & Dolphins - Trevor & Elizabeth Kerr
Cruising the Coral Coast - Alan Lucas
Cruising the New South Wales Coast - Alan Lucas
Cruising Japan to New Zealand - Tere Batham
Curtis Coast - Noel Patrick
Going Troppo - David Haynes & Sue Mulvaney
Louisiade Cruising Notes - Kylie & Scott Pert
South East Asia Cruising Vol I - S Davies & E Morgan
South East Asia Cruising Vol II - S Davies & E Morgan
Torres Strait Passage Guide - Ken
World Cruising Destinations - Jimmy Cornell
Indian Ocean Cruising Guide - Rod Heikell

 
Navigation instruments   
 
Parallel Ruler Available in 15, 18 and 24 Inch 
 

                                     

 
Bi-Rola rulers
Chart Correction Pens
Compass and Divider Sets
Magnetic Compass - sales, repairs, swings
Dividers
Douglas Protractors
Parallel rulers
Sextants
Speed Time Distance calculators                       
                                     Davis Mark 15 
 
Flags

                               
 
Accessories (sister clips, flag poles)
Code Flags
Flag poles
International Flags
National Flags
State Flags
 
Maps                                       Topographic Maps $15 each  
 Magnetic Island Special 1:25 000

1:25,000    Central QLD    Nth QLD  Sth East QLD
1:50,000   
1:100,000 & 1:250,000
 
 Country Maps
    

State Maps 

     

 Regional Maps
    
 Maps for the wall
    
 Atlas and Guides

    
 

 
Navigation Equipment Sales and Repairs
 
 
 
Azimuth rings
Compasses
Sextants     
         Davis Mark 25         
 
Log Books
  
 
Deck
Engine Room
GPS
Power Boat
Sailing
   
 
 
See our GIFTS page for more...