Garmin BlueChart® g2 Vision® HD - VAE004R - South China Sea - microSD™/SD™
Garmin BlueChart® g2 Vision® HD - VAE004R - South China Sea - microSD™/SD™ — Product description
Explore the Vibrant Waters of the South China Sea with Precision
Navigating the intricate coastlines and bustling ports of the South China Sea demands charts that deliver unmatched detail and reliability. This premium marine charting solution covers the essential coastal regions from the Malay Peninsula through Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and up to China's eastern shores near Quanzhou. Key hotspots like Phuket's lively bays, George Town's historic harbors in Malaysia, Singapore's strategic waterways, Ho Chi Minh City's dynamic ports, Guangzhou's industrial docks, and Xiamen's scenic inlets are rendered with exceptional clarity. Whether you're plotting a course for island-hopping adventures, commercial transits, or offshore fishing expeditions, these charts transform complex waters into confident journeys.
Boaters in this region face unique challenges—shifting sands, strong tidal currents, and dense maritime traffic. With high-definition contours down to one foot, spot soundings, and integrated tidal data, you'll gain the edge needed for safer passages and richer catches. Imagine gliding into Phuket's Andaman Sea anchorages or threading through Vietnam's Mekong Delta approaches without second-guessing your depth readings.
Advanced Navigation Tools Tailored for Real-World Demands
Built from official hydrographic sources and proprietary data, these charts go beyond basics. Garmin's Auto Guidance+ technology analyzes your vessel's specs to generate practical routes, factoring in no-go zones like shoals and restricted areas. It's like having a seasoned local pilot whispering optimal paths directly to your helm station.
- Depth Range Shading: Customize up to 10 shaded zones to instantly spot your ideal fishing depths or safe navigation contours, perfect for the variable bathymetry around Hainan Island.
- Shallow Water Highlighting: Set your own threshold to visually flag hazards, crucial in the reef-strewn approaches to Cambodian coasts.
- Ultra-Fine Contours: One-foot intervals reveal subtle bottom features, from Vietnam's river mouths to Thailand's coral heads, boosting both angling success and docking precision.
Immersive 3D Perspectives for Superior Situational Awareness
Elevate your chartplotter experience with dynamic 3D views that mimic real-world vantage points. MarinerEye offers a submerged flyover of the seabed, unveiling hidden structures ideal for targeting snapper or grouper along Chinese coasts. FishEye blends surface and underwater scenes in a panoramic bubble view, helping you visualize bridge clearances in Singapore or marina layouts in Guangzhou.
Complementing these are stunning high-resolution satellite overlays and aerial photos. See ports like Ho Chi Minh City from above with crisp detail on piers, buoys, and breakwaters—essential for first-time arrivals in unfamiliar anchorages. This layered intelligence fuses chart data with visual reality, reducing errors in high-traffic zones.
Why Southeast Asian Mariners Choose This Charting Powerhouse
For recreational sailors charting multi-island cruises from Thailand to Malaysia, commercial operators shuttling between Vietnam and China, or anglers probing the South China Sea's productive reefs, this solution delivers tangible advantages. It minimizes fuel waste through efficient routing, enhances safety amid typhoon-season variability, and unlocks hidden fishing grounds with precise soundings. Stored conveniently on microSD or SD cards, it integrates seamlessly with compatible Garmin chartplotters, ready to power your next voyage.
Users report fewer groundings in shallow Thai bays and quicker marina approaches in Xiamen, crediting the combo of shaded depths and photo-realistic imagery. It's not just data—it's the confidence to push boundaries responsibly.
Frequently Asked Questions
BlueChart ® G3 Vision includes all the reliability, functionality and integrated Garmin and Navionics content of BlueChart g3 while adding even more exceptional features, such as high-resolution relief shading, to help you along your journeys.
Garmin 010C087900 Attributes
- Compatibility: Compatible With Chart Plotters
- Chart Coverage: VAE004R South China Sea Coastal
- Storage: On SD/ Micro-SD Card
Garmin 010C087900 Features & Benefits
- Derived From Official Charts And Private Sources To Provide Navigational Aids, Spot Soundings, Depth Contours, Tides And Currents, And Detailed Harbors And Marinas
- Garmin Auto Guidance Technology Shows A Suggested Route To A Destination
- Depth Range Shading For Up To 10 Depth Ranges, Enables You To View Your Target Depth At A Glance
- Up To 1 Foot Contours Provide A More Accurate Depiction Of The Bottom Structure For Improved Fishing Charts And Navigation
- Shallow Water Shading Feature Allows For Depth Shading At A User-Defined Level To Aid In Navigation
- Unique 3D Views Like MarinerEye And FishEye Provide Additional Perspective Both Above And Below The Water Line
- High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Of Ports, Marinas, Bridges And Navigational Landmarks For Superior Situational Awareness
- Crystal-Clear Aerial Photography Shows Exceptional Detail Of Many Ports, Harbors And Marinas And Is Ideal When Entering Unfamiliar Ports
- Limited One Year Consumer Warranty
Garmin 010C087900 Warranties
BlueChart® g2 Vision® HD - VAE004R - South China Sea - microSD™/SD™
Coverage:
General coverage of the coasts of the Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and China east to Quanzhou, including Hainan Island and Macau. Included in this overall general coverage are numerous detailed charts covering areas such as Phuket, Thailand, George Town, Malaysia, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Guangzhou, China and Xiamen, China.
Our Premium Chart Offering
- Derived from official charts and private sources to provide navigational aids, spot soundings, depth contours, tides and currents, and detailed harbors and marinas
- Garmin Auto Guidance technology shows a suggested route to a destination¹
- Depth Range Shading for up to 10 depth ranges enables you to view your target depth at a glance
- Up to 1-foot contours provide a more accurate depiction of the bottom structure for improved fishing charts and navigation
- Shallow Water Shading feature allows for depth shading at a user-defined level to aid in navigation
- Unique 3D views like MarinerEye and FishEye provide additional perspective both above and below the water line
- High-resolution satellite imagery of ports, marinas, bridges and navigational landmarks for superior situational awareness
Auto Guidance¹
Auto Guidance technology quickly calculates a suggested route using your boat's dimensions and a suggested path to follow.
Depth Range Shading
Displays high-resolution Depth Range Shading for up to 10 depth ranges so you can view your designated target depth.
Detailed Contours
BlueChart g2 Vision HD features 1-foot contours that provide a more accurate depiction of bottom structure for improved fishing charts and enhanced detail in swamps, canals and port plans.
MarinerEye View
Provides a 3-D representation of the ocean floor as seen from below the waterline.
FishEye View
Provides a 3-D representation of the surrounding area both above and below the waterline.
High-resolution Satellite Imagery
High-resolution satellite imagery with navigational charts overlaid gives you a realistic view of your surroundings so you can navigate with a clear moving-chart representation of your boat’s position. It’s our most realistic charting display in a chartplotter.
Aerial Photography
Crystal clear aerial photography shows exceptional detail of many ports, harbors and marinas and is ideal when entering unfamiliar ports.
¹Auto Guidance is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation practices
This product may not be returned to the original point of purchase. Please contact the manufacturer directly with any issues or concerns.In this detailed marine mapping data, view the precise location of your ship relative to the Marine Corps coastal features and restricted areas with advanced features. ...
SKU: NVN-31030
MPN: 010-C0879-00
UPC: 753759070595
Technical specifications
| Brand | Garmin |
| Model | Garmin BlueChart® g2 Vision® HD - VAE004R - South China Sea - microSD™/SD™ |
| SKU / MFR# | 31030 |
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