Bass Strait

IHO sea area 62A · 144° to 150° E, -41° to -37° N

in force
4
last 12 months
4
since 1998
431
categories
8

In force now · 4

  1. AUSCOAST 278/26 · Nav aids2026-08-18
    Table cape light k K3532 in position 40-56.80S 145-43.74E unreliable
  2. AUSCOAST 276/26 · Other2026-08-17
    8 X 6M yellow buoys FL3 deployed within 1.5NM 39-50.14 s 145-48.24 e 2.5NM clearance requested
  3. AUSCOAST 233/26 · Nav aids2026-07-06
    8 X 6M yellow surface buoys fl.white 3S temporarily established within 1.5NM of position 39-51.73S 145-22.30E
  4. AUSCOAST 231/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Special purpose vessel responder / V7CY9 / 538001582 conducting cable laying operations 5 nm either side of…

Longest in force

  1. AUSCOAST 231/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Special purpose vessel responder / V7CY9 / 538001582 conducting cable laying operations 5 nm either side of…
  2. AUSCOAST 233/26 · Nav aids2026-07-06
    8 X 6M yellow surface buoys fl.white 3S temporarily established within 1.5NM of position 39-51.73S 145-22.30E
  3. AUSCOAST 276/26 · Other2026-08-17
    8 X 6M yellow buoys FL3 deployed within 1.5NM 39-50.14 s 145-48.24 e 2.5NM clearance requested
  4. AUSCOAST 278/26 · Nav aids2026-08-18
    Table cape light k K3532 in position 40-56.80S 145-43.74E unreliable

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By category · since 1997

Nav aids24056%
Surveys9422%
Cable ops4811%
Other266%
Derelicts174%
Debris31%
Containers20%
Wrecks10%

Archive · 427 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1571/24 · Surveys2024-05-10 → 2026-08-14
    Underwater operations are underway by vessel Investigator in Bass Strait, Australia, within a defined area; one mile berth requested.
  2. HYDROPAC 1564/24 · Surveys2024-05-10 → 2024-05-10
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V investigator along trackline joining 37-57.00S…
  3. HYDROPAC 1186/24 · Derelicts2024-04-12 → 2026-08-14
    On April 12 at 0620 UTC, a seven-meter derelict vessel Avanator, white hull, unlit, is anchored at 40-35.10S 148-05.90E in Bass Strait near Tasmania.
  4. HYDROPAC 717/24 · Surveys2024-03-04 → 2024-04-26
    Sub-surface scientific moorings established in: a. 38-07.56S 147-31.92E
  5. HYDROPAC 626/24 · Surveys2024-02-23 → 2024-04-11
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V samson explorer towing 900 meter long cables…
  6. HYDROPAC 611/24 · Cable ops2024-02-22 → 2024-02-28
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral with submersible along trackline…
  7. HYDROPAC 572/24 · Cable ops2024-02-19 → 2024-02-22
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral with submersible in area bound by…
  8. HYDROPAC 440/24 · Surveys2024-02-06 → 2024-03-21
    Sub-surface scientific moorings established in: a. 38-19.99S 147-28.33E
  9. HYDROPAC 355/24 · Surveys2024-01-30 → 2024-02-02
    Wave buoy established in 38-11.78S 148-23.65E
  10. HYDROPAC 270/24 · Surveys2024-01-23 → 2024-01-25
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi darwin in 38-32.40S 148-33.30E
  11. HYDROPAC 252/24 · Nav aids2024-01-20 → 2024-01-25
    Highfield point light 40-44.33S 145-17.39E unreliable
  12. HYDROPAC 195/24 · Surveys2024-01-16 → 2024-01-23
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi darwin in 38-30.80S 148-28.10E
  13. HYDROPAC 3873/23 · Surveys2023-12-10 → 2023-12-12
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi darwin in area bound by 38-32.44S…
  14. HYDROPAC 3802/23 · Surveys2023-12-02 → 2023-12-03
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi darwin along trackline joining…
  15. HYDROPAC 3800/23 · Surveys2023-12-01 → 2023-12-06
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ngerin in 38-19.60S 147-53.30E
  16. HYDROPAC 3742/23 · Surveys2023-11-26 → 2023-11-28
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by vessel skandi darwin in area bound by 38-39.50S…
  17. HYDROPAC 3615/23 · Surveys2023-11-16 → 2023-11-19
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi darwin in 38-32.40S 148-33.20E
  18. HYDROPAC 3529/23 · Surveys2023-11-08 → 2023-11-12
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma vigilant in area bound by 37-58.59S…
  19. HYDROPAC 3520/23 · Surveys2023-11-08 → 2023-11-12
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma vigilant in area bound by 37-58.51S…
  20. HYDROPAC 3241/23 · Nav aids2023-10-11 → 2024-01-25
    Cape schanck light 38-29.57S 144-53.19E unreliable

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.