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- Northbound—deep draught | Cairns to Booby Is PBG—via Lizard Is, Howick North Channel & Varzin Passage
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Cairns
16 40.00
145 45.00
333.1 11.22
2
Low Isles (E)
16 30.00
145 39.70
342.0 41.83
3
Rattlesnake
15 50.20
145 26.30
336.6 8.55
4
Gubbins (S)
15 42.35
145 22.77
002.2 61.95
5
Lizard (E)
14 40.45
145 25.26
307.6 11.66
6
Nymph (N)
14 33.33
145 15.72
274.6 11.43
7
Coquet (N)
14 32.40
145 03.95
307.9 4.85
8
Snake
14 29.42
145 00.00
284.4 1.25
9
Howick
14 29.11
144 58.75
270.0 1.67
10
Megaera
14 29.11
144 57.03
305.2 4.10
11
Beanley
14 26.75
144 53.57
293.3 11.31
12
Switzer
14 22.27
144 42.85
311.2 1.93
13
Barrow (N)
14 21.00
144 41.35
332.8 9.22
14
Rocky (E)
14 12.80
144 37.00
317.1 3.85
15
Singleton
14 09.98
144 34.30
295.3 6.13
16
Channel
14 07.36
144 28.59
318.1 28.21
17
Thirteen-One
13 46.35
144 09.20
320.2 6.73
18
Creech (N)
13 41.18
144 04.76
330.6 27.44
19
Wideawake (E)
13 17.28
143 50.90
340.2 22.04
20
Hudson (E)
12 56.55
143 43.23
319.1 5.65
21
Frederick (E)
12 52.28
143 39.43
300.6 2.16
22
Sunk
12 51.18
143 37.52
317.3 2.76
23
Wye (N)
12 49.15
143 35.60
331.1 27.80
24
Eel (E)
12 24.80
143 21.85
327.9 12.04
25
Inset
12 14.60
143 15.30
354.7 9.54
26
Moody (E)
12 05.10
143 14.40
032.0 7.19
27
Clerke (E)
11 59.00
143 18.30
000.0 2.05
28
Nob (E)
11 56.95
143 18.30
318.1 30.01
29
Hannibal (E)
11 34.60
142 57.85
008.7 13.96
30
Halfway (E)
11 20.80
143 00.00
341.0 34.29
31
Wyborn (E)
10 48.37
142 48.65
293.9 8.33
32
Albany (N)
10 45.00
142 40.90
320.1 10.28
33
Alpha (N)
10 37.12
142 34.19
300.7 13.67
34
Herald (E)
10 30.14
142 22.23
284.2 1.51
35
OG Rock
10 29.77
142 20.74
270.0 3.70
36
Hood
10 29.77
142 16.98
248.0 2.03
37
Nardana
10 30.53
142 15.07
268.0 2.88
38
Hammond
10 30.63
142 12.14
234.5 2.58
39
Mecca
10 32.13
142 10.00
230.4 2.45
40
Harrison (N)
10 33.69
142 08.08
267.3 3.59
41
Goods (N)
10 33.86
142 04.43
285.6 8.39
42
Varzin East
10 31.60
141 56.21
262.3 3.79
43
Varzin
10 32.11
141 52.39
242.7 1.42
44
Varzin West
10 32.76
141 51.11
200.0 3.77
45
Booby Island PBG
10 36.30
141 49.80
Total Distance
491.18
- Northbound—moderate draught | Cairns to Booby Is PBG—via Mid Decapolis (Crompton Shoals), Miles Reef & Gannet Passage
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Cairns
16 40.00
145 45.00
333.1 11.22
2
Low Isles (E)
16 30.00
145 39.70
342.0 41.83
3
Rattlesnake
15 50.20
145 26.30
336.6 8.55
4
Gubbins (S)
15 42.35
145 22.77
002.2 44.40
5
Two Isles (N)
14 57.98
145 24.53
328.2 23.03
6
Turtle (N)
14 38.40
145 12.00
292.4 16.76
7
Miles (N)
14 32.00
144 56.00
304.5 9.40
8
Bewick (N)
14 26.67
144 48.00
311.4 6.65
9
Switzer
14 22.27
144 42.85
311.2 1.93
10
Barrow (N)
14 21.00
144 41.35
332.8 9.22
11
Rocky (E)
14 12.80
144 37.00
317.1 3.85
12
Singleton
14 09.98
144 34.30
295.3 6.13
13
Channel
14 07.36
144 28.59
318.1 28.21
14
Thirteen-One
13 46.35
144 09.20
320.2 6.73
15
Creech (N)
13 41.18
144 04.76
330.6 27.44
16
Wideawake (E)
13 17.28
143 50.90
340.2 22.04
17
Hudson (E)
12 56.55
143 43.23
319.1 5.65
18
Frederick (E)
12 52.28
143 39.43
300.6 2.16
19
Sunk
12 51.18
143 37.52
317.3 2.76
20
Wye (N)
12 49.15
143 35.60
331.1 27.80
21
Eel (E)
12 24.80
143 21.85
327.9 12.04
22
Inset
12 14.60
143 15.30
354.7 9.54
23
Moody (E)
12 05.10
143 14.40
032.0 7.19
24
Clerke (E)
11 59.00
143 18.30
000.0 2.05
25
Nob (E)
11 56.95
143 18.30
318.1 30.01
26
Hannibal (E)
11 34.60
142 57.85
008.7 13.96
27
Halfway (E)
11 20.80
143 00.00
341.0 34.29
28
Wyborn (E)
10 48.37
142 48.65
293.9 8.33
29
Albany (N)
10 45.00
142 40.90
320.1 10.28
30
Alpha (N)
10 37.12
142 34.19
300.7 13.67
31
Herald (E)
10 30.14
142 22.23
284.2 1.51
32
OG Rock
10 29.77
142 20.74
270.0 3.70
33
Hood
10 29.77
142 16.98
248.0 2.03
34
Nardana
10 30.53
142 15.07
268.0 2.88
35
Hammond
10 30.63
142 12.14
234.5 2.58
36
Mecca
10 32.13
142 10.00
230.4 2.45
37
Harrison (N)
10 33.69
142 08.08
267.3 13.19
38
Booby
10 34.30
141 54.68
248.8 1.74
39
Gannet
10 34.93
141 53.03
218.1 0.81
40
Gannet Buoy
10 35.57
141 52.52
254.7 2.77
41
Booby Island PBG
10 36.30
141 49.80
Total Distance
480.76
- Northbound—shallow draught | Cairns to Goods Is PBG—via Pethebridge, Miles Reef and south of Herald Patches
No
Waypoint
Latitude S Longitude E
Course Distance
1
Cairns
16 40.00 145 45.00
333.1
11.22
2
Low Isles (E)
16 30.00 145 39.70
342.0
41.83
3
Rattlesnake
15 50.20 145 26.30
336.6
8.55
4
Gubbins (S)
15 42.35 145 22.77
002.2
44.40
5
Two Isles (N)
14 57.98 145 24.53
328.3
4.17
6
Flattery
14 54.43 145 22.26
308.7
15.38
7
Pethebridge (S)
14 44.80 145 09.85
314.8
16.45
8
Coquet (W)
14 33.20 144 57.80
304.5
11.52
9
Bewick (N)
14 26.67 144 48.00
311.3
8.58
10
Barrow (N)
14 21.00 144 41.35
332.8
9.22
11
Rocky (E)
14 12.80 144 37.00
317.1
3.85
12
Singleton
14 09.98 144 34.30
295.3
6.13
13
Channel
14 07.36 144 28.59
318.1
28.21
14
Thirteen-One
13 46.35 144 09.20
320.2
6.73
15
Creech (N)
13 41.18 144 04.76
330.6
27.44
16
Wideawake (E)
13 17.28 143 50.90
340.2
22.04
17
Hudson (E)
12 56.55 143 43.23
319.1
5.65
18
Frederick (E)
12 52.28 143 39.43
300.6
2.16
19
Sunk
12 51.18 143 37.52
317.3
2.76
20
Wye (N)
12 49.15 143 35.60
331.1
27.80
21
Eel (E)
12 24.80 143 21.85
327.9
12.04
22
Inset
12 14.60 143 15.30
354.7
9.54
23
Moody (E)
12 05.10 143 14.40
032.0
7.19
24
Clerke (E)
11 59.00 143 18.30
000.0
2.05
25
Nob (E)
11 56.95 143 18.30
318.1
30.01
26
Hannibal (E)
11 34.60 142 57.85
008.7
13.96
27
Halfway (E)
11 20.80 143 00.00
341.0
34.29
28
Wyborn (E)
10 48.37 142 48.65
293.9
8.33
29
Albany (N)
10 45.00 142 40.90
320.1
10.28
30
Alpha (N)
10 37.12 142 34.19
295.4
17.13
31
Ince
10 29.77 142 18.45
270.0
1.45
32
Hood
10 29.77 142 16.98
248.0
2.03
33
Nardana
10 30.53 142 15.07
268.0
2.88
34
Hammond
10 30.63 142 12.14
234.5
2.58
35
Mecca
10 32.13 142 10.00
230.4
2.45
36
Harrison (N)
10 33.69 142 08.08
267.3
3.59
37
Goods (N) / Goods Island PBG
10 33.86 142 04.43
Total Distance 463.88
- Northbound—alternative leg 1 | via East of Hope Islands for northbound routes IR-ND
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Low Isles (E)
16 30.00
145 39.70
342.2
18.64
2
Snapper (E)
16 12.25
145 33.77
353.0
28.50
3
Endeavour
15 43.97
145 30.14
309.8
9.02
4
Bee (E)
15 38.20
145 22.94
002.2
57.79
5
Lizard (E)
14 40.45
145 25.26
Total Distance
113.95
- Northbound—alternative leg 2 | via East of Hope Islands for Northbound routes IR-NM, IR-NS
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Low Isles (E)
16 30.00
145 39.70
342.2
18.64
2
Snapper (E)
16 12.25
145 33.77
353.0
28.50
3
Endeavour
15 43.97
145 30.14
309.8
9.02
4
Bee (E)
15 38.20
145 22.94
002.2
40.25
5
Two Isles (N)
14 57.98
145 24.53
Total Distance
96.40
- Northbound—alternative leg 3 | via Mid Decapolis (Crompton Shoals) for Northbound routes IR-ND
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Gubbins (S)
15 42.35
145 22.77
002.2
44.40
2
Two Isles (N)
14 57.98
145 24.53
328.2
23.03
3
Turtle (N)
14 38.40
145 12.00
307.6
9.83
4
Coquet (N)
14 32.40
145 03.95
307.9
4.85
5
Snake
14 29.42
145 00.00
Total Distance
82.11
- Southbound—deep draught | Booby Is PBG to Cairns—v ia Varzin Passage, west of Cairncross, Howick North Channel & Lizard Is
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Booby Island PBG
10 36.30 141 49.80
020.0
3.77
2
Varzin West
10 32.76 141 51.11
062.7
1.42
3
Varzin
10 32.11
141 52.39
082.3
3.79
4
Varzin East
10 31.60 141 56.21
111.2
7.14
5
Larpent
10 34.18 142 02.98
087.4
4.68
6
Harrison (S)
10 33.97 142 07.74
050.4
2.89
7
Mecca
10 32.13 142 10.00
054.5
2.58
8
Hammond
10 30.63 142 12.14
088.0
2.88
9
Nardana
10 30.53 142 15.07
068.0
2.03
10
Hood
10 29.77 142 16.98
090.0
3.70
11
OG Rock
10 29.77 142 20.74
103.5
0.77
12
Herald (W)
10 29.95 142 21.50
121.0
14.47
13
Alpha (S)
10 37.40 142 34.12
140.2
10.02
14
Albany (S)
10 45.10 142 40.64
114.0
7.32
15
Wyborn (W)
10 48.08 142 47.45
166.0
27.33
16
Cairncross
11 14.60 142 54.18
178.4
10.40
17
Orford
11 25.00 142 54.48
164.3
10.39
18
Hannibal (W)
11 35.00 142 57.35
138.2
30.36
19
Nob (W)
11 57.63 143 18.02
180.0
0.87
20
Clerke (W)
11 58.50 143 18.02
212.1
7.65
21
Moody (W)
12 04.98 143 13.86
174.7
8.86
22
Piper
12 13.80 143 14.70
148.4
13.04
23
Eel (W)
12 24.90 143 21.70
151.3
29.08
24
Wye (S)
12 50.40 143 36.02
119.5
2.80
25
Frederick (W)
12 51.78 143 38.52
139.5
6.58
26
Hudson (W)
12 56.78 143 42.90
160.4
22.05
27
Wideawake (W)
13 17.55 143 50.50
150.6
27.78
28
Creech (S)
13 41.75 144 04.53
138.5
15.53
29
Corbett (S)
13 53.37 144 15.14
141.2
16.20
30
Pipon Buoy
14 06.00 144 25.60
115.3
9.33
31
Singleton
14 09.98 144 34.30
142.7
3.36
32
Rocky (W)
14 12.65 144 36.40
152.9
10.00
33
Barrow (S)
14 21.55 144 41.10
113.0
1.84
34
Switzer
14 22.27 144 42.85
113.4
11.31
35
Beanley
14 26.75 144 53.57
136.5
2.72
36
Newton
14 28.72 144 55.50
104.8
1.53
37
Megaera
14 29.11
144 57.03
090.0
1.67
38
Howick
14 29.11
144 58.75
126.3
6.07
39
Coquet (S)
14 32.70 145 03.80
095.3
12.05
40
Nymph (S)
14 33.80 145 16.20
127.1
10.44
41
Lizard (W)
14 40.10 145 24.80
182.3
61.12
42
Gubbins (N)
15 41.17 145 22.22
157.2
4.43
43
Hope
15 45.25 145 24.00
162.2
47.01
44
Low Isles (W)
16 30.00 145 39.00
150.1
11.54
45
Cairns
16 40.00 145 45.00
Total Distance 490.76
- Southbound—moderate draught | Booby Is PBG to Cairns—via Gannet Passage, Cairncross (west), Miles Reef & Mid Decapolis (Crompton Shoals)
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Booby Island PBG
10 36.30
141 49.80
074.7
2.77
2
Gannet Buoy
10 35.57
141 52.52
038.1
0.81
3
Gannet
10 34.93
141 53.03
068.8
0.94
4
Booby (SW)
10 34.59
141 53.92
087.4
13.60
5
Harrison (S)
10 33.97
142 07.74
050.4
2.89
6
Mecca
10 32.13
142 10.00
054.5
2.58
7
Hammond
10 30.63
142 12.14
088.0
2.88
8
Nardana
10 30.53
142 15.07
068.0
2.03
9
Hood
10 29.77
142 16.98
090.0
3.70
10
OG Rock
10 29.77
142 20.74
103.5
0.77
11
Herald (W)
10 29.95
142 21.50
121.0
14.47
12
Alpha (S)
10 37.40
142 34.12
140.2
10.02
13
Albany (S)
10 45.10
142 40.64
114.0
7.32
14
Wyborn (W)
10 48.08
142 47.45
166.0
27.33
15
Cairncross
11 14.60
142 54.18
178.4
10.40
16
Orford
11 25.00
142 54.48
164.3
10.39
17
Hannibal (W)
11 35.00
142 57.35
138.2
30.36
18
Nob (W)
11 57.63
143 18.02
180.0
0.87
19
Clerke (W)
11 58.50
143 18.02
212.1
7.65
20
Moody (W)
12 04.98
143 13.86
174.7
8.86
21
Piper
12 13.80
143 14.70
148.4
13.04
22
Eel (W)
12 24.90
143 21.70
151.3
29.08
23
Wye (S)
12 50.40
143 36.02
119.5
2.80
24
Frederick (W)
12 51.78
143 38.52
139.5
6.58
25
Hudson (W)
12 56.78
143 42.90
160.4
22.05
26
Wideawake (W)
13 17.55
143 50.50
150.6
27.78
27
Creech (S)
13 41.75
144 04.53
138.5
15.53
28
Corbett (S)
13 53.37
144 15.14
141.2
16.20
29
Pipon Buoy
14 06.00
144 25.60
115.3
9.33
30
Singleton
14 09.98
144 34.30
142.7
3.36
31
Rocky (W)
14 12.65
144 36.40
152.9
10.00
32
Barrow (S)
14 21.55
144 41.10
131.3
8.64
33
Bewick (S)
14 27.25
144 47.80
121.6
11.36
34
Coquet (W)
14 33.20
144 57.80
111.9
15.06
35
Turtle (S)
14 38.80
145 12.25
148.3
18.38
36
Flattery
14 54.43
145 22.26
167.2
7.25
37
Two Isles (S)
15 01.50
145 23.92
182.4
39.70
38
Gubbins (N)
15 41.17
145 22.22
157.2
4.43
39
Hope
15 45.25
145 24.00
162.2
47.01
40
Low Isles (W)
16 30.00
145 39.00
150.1
11.54
41
Cairns
16 40.00
145 45.00
Total Distance
479.75
- Southbound—shallow draught | Goods Is PBG to Cairns—via south of Herald Patches, Miles Reef & Pethebridge
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Goods (S) / Goods Island PBG
10 34.12
142 04.36
087.4 3.33
2
Harrison (S)
10 33.97
142 07.74
050.4 2.89
3
Mecca
10 32.13
142 10.00
054.5 2.58
4
Hammond
10 30.63
142 12.14
088.0 2.88
5
Nardana
10 30.53
142 15.07
068.0 2.03
6
Hood
10 29.77
142 16.98
090.0 1.45
7
Ince
10 29.77
142 18.45
115.5 14.32
8
Alpha (NW)
10 35.92
142 31.60
120.7 2.89
9
Alpha (S)
10 37.40
142 34.12
140.2 10.02
10
Albany (S)
10 45.10
142 40.64
114.0 7.32
11
Wyborn (W)
10 48.08
142 47.45
166.0 27.33
12
Cairncross
11 14.60
142 54.18
178.4 10.40
13
Orford
11 25.00
142 54.48
164.3 10.39
14
Hannibal (W)
11 35.00
142 57.35
138.2 30.36
15
Nob (W)
11 57.63
143 18.02
180.0 0.87
16
Clerke (W)
11 58.50
143 18.02
212.1 7.65
17
Moody (W)
12 04.98
143 13.86
174.7 8.86
18
Piper
12 13.80
143 14.70
148.4 13.04
19
Eel (W)
12 24.90
143 21.70
151.3 29.08
20
Wye (S)
12 50.40
143 36.02
119.5 2.80
21
Frederick (W)
12 51.78
143 38.52
139.5 6.58
22
Hudson (W)
12 56.78
143 42.90
160.4 22.05
23
Wideawake (W)
13 17.55
143 50.50
150.6 27.78
24
Creech (S)
13 41.75
144 04.53
138.5 15.53
25
Corbett (S)
13 53.37
144 15.14
141.2 16.20
26
Pipon Buoy
14 06.00
144 25.60
115.3 9.33
27
Singleton
14 09.98
144 34.30
142.7 3.36
28
Rocky (W)
14 12.65
144 36.40
152.9 10.00
29
Barrow (S)
14 21.55
144 41.10
131.3 8.64
30
Bewick (S)
14 27.25
144 47.80
121.6 9.69
31
Miles (S)
14 32.32
144 56.33
134.9 14.99
32
Pethebridge (N)
14 42.90
145 07.30
128.6 18.50
33
Flattery
14 54.43
145 22.26
167.2 7.25
34
Two Isles (S)
15 01.50
145 23.92
182.4 39.70
35
Gubbins (N)
15 41.17
145 22.22
157.2 4.43
36
Hope
15 45.25
145 24.00
162.2 47.01
37
Low Isles (W)
16 30.00
145 39.00
150.1 11.54
38
Cairns
16 40.00
145 45.00
Total Distance
463.03
- Southbound—alternative leg 1 via East of Cairncross Islets for southbound routes
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Wyborn (W)
10 48.08
142 47.45
160.0
34.78
2
Halfway (W)
11 20.80
142 59.45
188.0
14.35
3
Hannibal (W)
11 35.00
142 57.35
Total Distance
49.12
- Southbound—alternative leg 2 via Mid Decapolis for southbound routes IR-SD
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Howick
14 29.11
144 58.75
127.0
16.27
2
Turtle (S)
14 38.80
145 12.25
148.0
18.38
3
Flattery
14 54.43
145 22.26
167.0
7.25
4
Two Isles (S)
15 01.50
145 23.92
182.0
39.70
5
Gubbins (N)
15 41.17
145 22.22
Total Distance
81.61
- Southbound—alternative leg 3 via East of Hope Islands for Southbound routes IR-SD
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Lizard (W)
14 40.10
145 24.80
182.0
57.69
2
Bee (W)
15 37.74
145 22.37
130.0
9.74
3
Endeavour
15 43.97
145 30.14
174.0
30.53
4
Snapper (W)
16 14.30
145 33.73
162.0
16.49
5
Low Isles (W)
16 30.00
145 39.00
Total Distance
114.44
- Southbound—alternative leg 4 via East of Hope Islands for southbound routes IR-SM, IR-SS
No
Waypoint
Latitude S
Longitude E
Course
Distance
1
Two Isles (S)
15 01.50
145 23.92
182.0
36.27
2
Bee (W)
15 37.74
145 22.37
130.0
9.74
3
Endeavour
15 43.97
145 30.14
174.0
30.53
4
Snapper (W)
16 14.30
145 33.73
162.0
16.49
5
Low Isles (W)
16 30.00
145 39.00
Total Distance
93.03