https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/ Independent Australian guides to marine navigation systems — GNSS, chartplotters, radar, AIS, sonar, autopilots, charts, VHF and offshore redundancy. en-AU Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/best-chartplotters-australia-2026/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/best-chartplotters-australia-2026/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying Guides Garmin versus B&G versus Raymarine versus Simrad versus Furuno versus Lowrance — the best chartplotters for Australian cruising, sailing and fishing in 2026. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/chartplotters/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/chartplotters/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Equipment & Sensors Compare Garmin, B&G, Raymarine, Simrad, Furuno and Lowrance multifunction displays for Australian cruising, sailing, fishing and motor yachts in 2026. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-electronics-refit/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-electronics-refit/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Projects & Installation How to modernise an older boat without wasting money — a twelve-step refit method covering inventory, power, networks and staged budgets. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/glossary/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/glossary/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reference A complete marine navigation glossary — AIS, SOTDMA, ZOC, AHRS, CPA, TCPA, MARPA, CHIRP, NMEA 2000, AusENC and S-101, each linked to a full guide. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/navigation-redundancy/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/navigation-redundancy/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seamanship & Safety How to design independent navigation, communication, power and autopilot backups for offshore cruising — failure domains and testing the backup. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-navigation/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-navigation/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Foundations How a modern Australian marine navigation system fits together — GNSS, charts, radar, AIS, sonar, heading, autopilot and redundancy, and where each one fails. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/sailing-yacht-navigation/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/sailing-yacht-navigation/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By Vessel Type Complete navigation electronics design for 30 to 55 ft cruising yachts — radar, AIS, autopilot, wind, depth, power budget and redundancy. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/pre-departure-checklist/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/pre-departure-checklist/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seamanship & Safety A complete pre-departure checklist for Australian coastal and offshore passages — weather, tides, charts, electronics, safety equipment, crew and shore contact. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/best-marine-radar-australia-2026/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/best-marine-radar-australia-2026/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying Guides Compare HALO, Garmin Fantom, Raymarine Quantum and Cyclone and Furuno DRS-NXT radar for Australian yachts, fishing boats and motor yachts in 2026. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/collision-avoidance-colregs/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/collision-avoidance-colregs/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seamanship & Safety How to use radar, AIS, CPA and TCPA to avoid collisions without breaking the collision regulations — target assessment and the traps in automated vectors. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/catamaran-navigation/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/catamaran-navigation/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By Vessel Type Navigation system design for cruising catamarans — wide helm displays, radar siting, autopilot sizing for twin rudders, twin-engine data, cameras and long networks. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-electrical-power/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-electrical-power/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Projects & Installation How to power marine electronics reliably — 24-hour energy budgets, voltage drop and cable sizing, circuit protection, grounding, noise and lightning considerations. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/gps-gnss/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/gps-gnss/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Foundations How marine GPS and multi-constellation GNSS work, real accuracy limits, heading versus course over ground, antenna siting, source selection and redundancy. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/faq/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/faq/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reference Straight answers to common Australian marine navigation questions — radar versus AIS, chartplotter sizing, licensing, redundancy and budgets. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-radar/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-radar/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Equipment & Sensors A technical and practical marine radar guide for Australian boats — Doppler, solid state, radome versus open array, MARPA and mounting. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/radar-tuning-guide/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/radar-tuning-guide/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seamanship & Safety Step-by-step marine radar tuning — gain, sea and rain clutter, range selection, alignment to the chart, Doppler and MARPA, learned in daylight not fog. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/about/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/about/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reference What Marine Navigation Australia is, who it is for, how the guides are written and reviewed, and the limits of what editorial information can tell you. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/ais/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/ais/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Equipment & Sensors Complete Australian AIS guide — Class A versus Class B, SOTDMA versus CSTDMA, receive-only AIS, CPA and TCPA, MMSI, antenna sharing and integrated VHF/AIS. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-charts-australia/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-charts-australia/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Foundations Guide to official Australian nautical charts — the Hydrographic Office, AusENC, recreational chart products, Zone of Confidence and the S-100 transition. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-electronics-brands/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-electronics-brands/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying Guides An honest 2026 comparison of Garmin, B&G, Raymarine, Simrad, Furuno and Lowrance — ecosystem strengths, radar and sonar families, and who each one suits. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/sensor-siting-installation/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/sensor-siting-installation/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Projects & Installation Where to mount marine sensors for real performance — GNSS antennas, heading sensors, radar, wind, VHF and transducers, plus cable routing and service access. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/motor-yacht-navigation/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/motor-yacht-navigation/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By Vessel Type Navigation electronics design for motor yachts — large and ultrawide displays, open-array radar, thermal imaging, cameras, AIS, autopilot and engine integration. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/night-navigation-poor-visibility/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/night-navigation-poor-visibility/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seamanship & Safety Practical guidance for night passages and restricted visibility — display brightness, radar watchkeeping, thermal imaging, lights and fatigue. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/editorial-standards/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/editorial-standards/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reference How Marine Navigation Australia sources facts, handles regulation, scores brands, reviews pages and corrects errors — and what it declines to claim. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/sources/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/sources/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reference The primary Australian and international sources behind these guides — AMSA, the Australian Hydrographic Office, ACMA, the Bureau of Meteorology, IHO and NMEA. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/man-overboard-procedure/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/man-overboard-procedure/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seamanship & Safety A man-overboard procedure combining the MOB button, AIS MOB devices, autopilot handling and the recovery drill, for Australian shorthanded crews. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/commissioning-sea-trials/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/commissioning-sea-trials/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Projects & Installation A complete commissioning checklist for new marine electronics — calibration, source selection, radar alignment, autopilot tuning and documentation. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-electronics-cost-guide/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/marine-electronics-cost-guide/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying Guides How to allocate a marine electronics budget in 2026 — tiered system examples by vessel type and the hidden costs of installation and commissioning. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/heading-sensors/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/heading-sensors/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Foundations Marine heading sensors explained: magnetic sensors, AHRS, GNSS compasses, magnetic interference, calibration and the effect of heading error on radar and autopilot. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/passage-planning/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/passage-planning/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seamanship & Safety A practical passage planning method for Australian waters — appraisal, planning, execution and monitoring, with bail-out options and checklists. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/sonar/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/sonar/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Equipment & Sensors Understand marine depth sounders, CHIRP, side scan, live sonar, forward-looking sonar and how to choose and install the right transducer. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/offshore-fishing-navigation/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/offshore-fishing-navigation/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By Vessel Type Complete 2026 Australian offshore fishing electronics guide covering chartplotters, CHIRP and live sonar, transducer choice, Doppler radar, AIS and autopilot. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/bar-crossing-guide/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/bar-crossing-guide/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seamanship & Safety What electronics can and cannot tell you about an Australian coastal bar crossing — tide, swell, sounder, tracks, radio log-on and the decision not to go. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/depth-sounders-transducers/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/depth-sounders-transducers/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Equipment & Sensors How to choose and install a marine transducer — frequency, beam angle, through-hull versus transom versus in-hull, fairing blocks and depth offset. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/garmin-marine-electronics/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/garmin-marine-electronics/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying Guides Garmin's 2026 marine range for Australian boats — GPSMAP displays, Fantom radar, LiveScope 2, Signal VHF and SmartDrive, and who the ecosystem suits. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/autopilots/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/autopilots/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Equipment & Sensors Complete guide to marine autopilot computers, drives, heading sensors, drive sizing, power consumption, offshore redundancy and commissioning. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/weather-routing/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/weather-routing/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seamanship & Safety How to get and use marine weather offshore — BOM forecasts, GRIB models, satellite delivery, routing software and the limits of optimisation. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/tides-currents-australia/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/tides-currents-australia/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Foundations How to work Australian tides and tidal streams — chart datum, LAT, height of tide, secondary ports, under-keel clearance, tidal gates and major coastal currents. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/trailer-boat-electronics/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/trailer-boat-electronics/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By Vessel Type Electronics for Australian trailer boats — display sizing, CHIRP and side imaging, handheld VHF, safety equipment, power and bar crossings. https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/bandg-marine-electronics/ https://www.marinenavigation.com.au/bandg-marine-electronics/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying Guides B&G's 2026 range for Australian sailing yachts — Zeus SR and SRX, H5000 and NAC autopilots, HALO radar, and whether the sailing specialisation is worth it.