Marine Chart Navicarte E16 — Gibraltar Strait

The Marine Chart Navicarte E16 is your trusted companion for navigating one of the world’s busiest and most strategic waterways, the Gibraltar Strait. Designed for skippers, cruisers and professional crews who demand clarity and reliability, it delivers precise coastal detail, easy-to-read symbology and focused coverage of key approaches on both European and North African shores. Choose the Navicarte E16 to plan confident passages, refine your pilotage and make smarter decisions on the water with information presented in a clean, practical layout.

Key Benefits and Applications

• Confident passage planning — Visualise routes at a glance and prepare safe transits between the Atlantic Ocean and the Alboran Sea with clear coastal outlines and intuitive navigation data.
• Safer pilotage in high‑traffic waters — Navigate through one of Europe’s most trafficked maritime corridors with clearly depicted hazards, separation schemes and cautionary areas to reduce risk during close‑quarters manoeuvring.
• Clear harbour approaches — Identify approaches to principal ports and marinas on both shores of the Strait with legible entrance ranges, anchorage areas and shoreline details that support stress‑free arrivals and departures.
• Faster on‑deck decision making — Crisp symbols and contrasting colours help you read the chart quickly in bright sun or low light, improving situational awareness when conditions change.
• Versatile for sail and power — Equally effective for cruising yachts, motorboats, training voyages and delivery passages thanks to a balanced mix of large‑area coverage and fine coastal information.

Featured technical specifications

• Cruising area coverage — Focused on the Gibraltar Strait and immediate approaches, including principal coastal features and access to nearby ports to support nearshore and short‑offshore navigation.
• Marine chart projection — Uses a Mercator projection suited to coastal navigation, allowing accurate plotting of bearings and courses on a straight grid.
• Depth information in SI units — Soundings and depth contours are presented in metres to match European standards and simplify interpretation alongside onboard instruments.
• Aids to navigation — Lighthouses, buoys, beacons and leading marks are depicted with standardised international symbols for quick recognition and safer pilotage.
• Traffic and regulatory indications — Traffic separation schemes, recommended routes and cautionary areas are clearly shown to help maintain compliance and separation in congested waters.
• Geodetic and plotting references — Latitude and longitude grid in degrees enables rapid GPS fixes and dead‑reckoning checks with consistent spacing for practical cockpit use.
• Readability and finish — High‑contrast colour palette and legible typography improve visibility on deck, with a durable chart stock designed for repeated folding and handling.
• Local navigation notes — Concise annotations highlight hazards, currents and operational considerations so you can review critical information before making your next move.

Why this chart is the perfect choice for your passage

Pair the proven clarity of the Navicarte E16 with the service of Stratosens.com and you get a dependable navigation tool delivered with care, expert product guidance and responsive support. Order with confidence knowing your chart is curated by specialists who understand the demands of real‑world navigation and are committed to equipping your vessel with reliable, professional‑grade resources.