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The Navigation Centre is a Townsville specialist for the paper, publications and instruments behind good seamanship. Established in 1970, it sells Australian and regional charts, AusENC electronic charts, AMSA publications, cruising guides, tide tables, compasses, plotting tools and flags, and also supports marine-radio study and exams.
Service area: South Townsville
The Navigation Centre has traded in Townsville since 1970 and remains a genuinely specialist nautical shop. Its South Townsville counter and online store serve sailors, commercial operators, students and anyone who still values reliable chartwork and authoritative marine publications.
The catalogue includes paper charts for Australian waters and nearby regions, AusENC electronic charts, AMSA publications, tide tables, cruising guides, logbooks and chart-work textbooks. Navigation tools include compasses, dividers and parallel rulers, while flags, code flags, clocks and nautical gifts fill out the range.
Marine-radio handbooks and study material are available, and the business offers Saturday appointments for radio exams. Hema mapping products also appear alongside specialist marine titles.
Buy online or visit during published weekday hours. Some large maps and specialist items are collection-only, and the team invites enquiries because not all stock is listed on the website.
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You need an official chart or AMSA publication, are planning a passage, studying for a marine-radio qualification or searching for traditional navigation instruments.
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