3rd Edition 2002

This unique survival at sea handbook helps you ensure your crew's survival in a liferaft. Buy it, build your own grab bag and be sure to be prepared!

New edition is coming April 2025

A rare insight into the preparations for and completion of ASTRA’s unique circumnavigation via all of the Capes in the Southern Hemisphere in 2022.

This publication has been revised to incorporate the latest guidance and practical advice for ships transiting the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait. All the data contained within this Guide has been reviewed and validated by Auriga Pilots, drawing on their considerable experience in all areas of the Marine Park and beyond.

“A seaman always knows his latitude” is an ancient proverb which emphasises the importance attached to knowledge of the ship's latitude. Hansen’s Ex-Meridian Tables, first published in 1919, have for over a century proven to be essential for mariners to calculate their position on Earth.