Pricing

Pricing for Navigational Products

The following navigational products are available from Australian Hydrographic Office Distribution Agents.

Paper Chart and Publication Prices

All prices are recommended retail prices in Australian Dollars and include GST.

Item

Normal Price

Instructional Price
see Note 1

Nautical Charts - 'AUS', 'PNG' and 'SLB' prefix charts $40.00 $28.00
Chart Indexes - 'SLB' and 'PNG' prefix indexes $17.50 N/A
Mercatorial Plotting Sheets $17.50 N/A
Note 1
Instructional Recommended Retail Prices are available to students enrolled in courses offered by maritime training institutions. Students must provide proof of the training institute and proof of the course at the time of purchase.

Instructional rates also apply to sales to volunteer marine rescue organisations.

AusENC Prices

All prices are recommended retail prices in Australian Dollars and include GST.

Pack

Licence Period

Pack Price

Premium (CD based) Update Service

Australia 12 Months $793.50 $115.00
(includes coverage of 9 Months $634.80 $90.00
Australian waters) 6 Months

$476.10

$65.00
  3 Months $317.40 $30.00
Voyager 12 Months $402.50

$115.00

  9 Months $322.00 $90.00
  6 Months $241.50 $65.00
  3 Months $161.00 $30.00
Coastal 12 Months $80.50 $115.00
Port 12 Months $23.00 $115.00

Coastal Pack CST17 provides coverage of Papua New Guinean waters
Coastal Pack CST18 provides coverage of Solomon Islands waters
Coastal Pack NZ01A provides coverage of North Island New Zealand waters
Coastal Pack NZ02A provides coverage of South Island New Zealand waters

AusChartviewer

All prices are cost recovery prices in Australian Dollars and include GST.

Item

Recommended Retail Price
(inc GST)

AusChartviewer
$85.00

Upgrade Options

 
Seafarer Viewer to AusChartviewer
$25.00
AusChartviewer can only be purchased directly from the Australian Hydrographic Office.
Contact hydro.licensing@defence.gov.au.

Pricing for Charts and Data for other purposes

Data Provision Prices

The following prices relate to the provision of data from the national hydrographic data collection under a licence agreement. For information about the collection or the availability of material contact Licensing Manager. For details about how to apply for a licence see Licensing & Copyright.

All prices are recommended retail prices in Australian Dollars and include GST.

Fee

Description

Prices (inc GST)

Establishment Fee This fee is for our administration expenses, the preparation of a licence agreement and our legal expenses.
to access:
1-5 documents $165
6-25 documents $540
> 26 documents $2160
Access Fee This one-off fee provides you with copies of our material for the purposes specified in your licence.
* Rates may vary for access to fair sheets and digital depth data depending on data density and quality.
published paper chart: $16.25 each

RAN survey fair sheet*: $160 per sheet

digital depth data*: $650 per fair sheet equivalent

Update Fee This fee provides you with relevant updates to our material.
10% of the Access Fee per annum

Royalty

This is a payment on every derived product or use which you sell or distribute.
Royalty rate: up to 35%
(of net selling price)

Some organisations or individuals may not have to pay the full price. Reductions or waivers may be granted to the following kinds of applicants:

  • some Commonwealth, State and Local Government organisations,
  • academic research,
  • some educational publications (such as school text books or examination papers),
  • organisations who provide significant material to us without charge.
If you think that you might qualify for a waiver please contact us. You will also need to explain your reasons in full on your application form.

AusGeoTIFF Prices

Note: AusGeoTIFF is only available from the Australian Hydrographic Office. AusGeoTIFF images may be requested by completing an Application Form PDF. For more information see AusGeoTIFF.

All prices are recommended retail prices in Australian Dollars and include GST.

Item

Prices (inc GST)

AusGeoTIFF Charts
Calculated on the number of charts required in your chart portfolio. See the Pricing Tables in Brochure 4 PDF.
AusGeoTIFF Updates
Calculated on the number of charts required in your update portfolio. See the Pricing Tables in Brochure 4 PDF.

Some organisations or individuals may not have to pay the full AusGeoTIFF price. Reductions or waivers may be granted to the following kinds of applicants:
  • some Commonwealth, State and Local Government organisations,
  • academic research,
  • some educational publications (such as school text books or examination papers),
  • organisations who provide significant material to us without charge.
If you think that you might qualify for a waiver please contact us. You will also need to explain your reasons in full on your application form.

(all prices are in Australian Dollars and include GST)