Overview

The Garmin BlueChart g3 HD is a regional electronic chart for compatible Garmin chartplotters, covering Australia’s northeastern coastline from Mornington Island down to Hervey Bay (HXPC413S).

It adds practical navigation detail like aids to navigation, spot soundings, depth contours, tides and currents, plus harbor and marina information. On compatible units, Depth Range Shading can be set with up to 10 depth ranges, and Shallow Water Shading can be set to a user-defined depth so thin-water areas are easier to spot while you are working reef edges, channels, and port approaches.

Key features

• Coverage for Australia’s northeast coast from Mornington Island to Hervey Bay, including areas such as Cape York, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, and the Great Barrier Reef.
• Navigation detail layers including aids to navigation, spot soundings, depth contours, tides and currents, and harbor and marina information.
• Depth Range Shading support with up to 10 adjustable depth ranges on compatible Garmin chartplotters.
• Shallow Water Shading setting that can be set to a user-defined depth on compatible units.
• HD contour detail listed as up to 1-foot contours for a clearer view of bottom structure in supported areas.
• Available as BlueChart g3 or BlueChart g3 Vision, in either preprogrammed card format or download format.

Variants

This chart region is offered as BlueChart g3 (HXPC413S) or BlueChart g3 Vision (VPC413S), and each is available either on a preprogrammed card or as a download.

The Vision versions add premium chart layers such as 3D views and imagery features on compatible plotters, while the card versus download choice mainly changes how you receive the chart and how it gets onto your microSD/SD media.

• 010-C0871-20: BlueChart g3, SD Card format. Supplied as a microSD card with an SD adapter so it can fit either microSD or full-size SD chart slots.
• 010-D0543-00: BlueChart g3, Download format. Installed to a microSD/SD card using Garmin Express, then used in the chartplotter like a standard chart card.
• 010-C0871-00: BlueChart g3 Vision, SD Card format. Supplied as a microSD card with an SD adapter for use in compatible Garmin chartplotters.
• 010-D0521-00: BlueChart g3 Vision, Download format. Installed to a microSD/SD card using Garmin Express before going into the chartplotter.

Compatibility and fit

This chart is for Garmin units that support BlueChart g3 or BlueChart g3 Vision cartography and read charts from a microSD or SD card slot. If your plotter uses a different Garmin mapping format, it will not recognize this chart.

Because the cartography runs from the card, the chart media needs to stay inserted while you are navigating in this region.

Installation and setup

For card versions, insert the chart card and select the chart in your plotter’s chart settings. For download versions, Garmin Express installs the chart to a microSD/SD card, and that card is then inserted and used the same way.

Only one marine chart can be installed to a single microSD/SD card, so plan on dedicating a card to this region if you are using the download format.

Use on board

This region card suits skippers cruising the Queensland coast, running between ports where tides matter, or fishing structure where tight depth detail helps you read contours and edges. It also works well as a dedicated regional card if you rotate charts between different cruising grounds through the year.