Charts

The Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) is responsible for providing Australia’s national charting service under the terms of SOLAS and the Navigation Act 2012 (Cth).

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AusENC is a local, official vector Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) service tailored to meet Australian, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands domestic operations.
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The AHO Chart Explorer is an interactive web application for finding AHO nautical products.
ChartScheme
Publications

ChartScheme is our yearly roadmap that details planned activities within Australian waters and in waters of countries for which the AHO is the Primary Charting Authority (PCA).
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Collection

Find an authorised Distribution Agent in your region for AHO for Nautical Paper Charts and AusENC.
Aus Paper Charts
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The AHO publishes and updates approximately 380 official paper nautical charts. The full portfolio of AHO published paper charts is commercially available through AHO Distribution Agents.
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The AHO publishes official electronic charts covering Australian, Australian Antarctic Territory, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste waters as Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC).
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View our current pricing and fees for AHO products and services.