Great Australian Bight

IHO sea area 62 · 118° to 146° E, -44° to -31° N

in force
7
last 12 months
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since 1999
421
categories
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In force now · 7

  1. AUSCOAST 277/26 · Surveys2026-08-17
    Drill rig transocean equinox / V7A7397 / 538010767 in position 38-46.20S 142-48.80E 2.5 nm clearance requested
  2. HYDROPAC 1864/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    A yellow six-meter buoy is established in the Great Australian Bight at 38-47.62S 142-37.77E; a three-mile berth is requested.
  3. HYDROPAC 1863/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    Twelve six-meter yellow buoys with flashing white light every 3 seconds are established in Great Australian Bight, Australia, near 38-46S 142-48.8E; three mile berth requested.
  4. AUSCOAST 228/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    1 X 6M yellow surface buoy established in position 38-47.62S 142-37.77E 2.5NM clearance requested
  5. AUSCOAST 227/26 · Other2026-06-29
    12 X 6M yellow surface bouys, fl white 3S depolyed within 1.5NM of position 38-46.00S 142-48.80E
  6. HYDROPAC 1585/26 · Cable ops2026-05-30
    Cable-laying is in progress in Bass Strait and Great Australian Bight, Australia, by the ship Dependable; a two-mile berth is requested.
  7. AUSCOAST 208/26 · Other2026-05-30
    Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…

Longest in force

  1. AUSCOAST 208/26 · Other2026-05-30
    Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…
  2. HYDROPAC 1585/26 · Cable ops2026-05-30
    Cable-laying is in progress in Bass Strait and Great Australian Bight, Australia, by the ship Dependable; a two-mile berth is requested.
  3. AUSCOAST 227/26 · Other2026-06-29
    12 X 6M yellow surface bouys, fl white 3S depolyed within 1.5NM of position 38-46.00S 142-48.80E
  4. AUSCOAST 228/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    1 X 6M yellow surface buoy established in position 38-47.62S 142-37.77E 2.5NM clearance requested
  5. HYDROPAC 1863/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    Twelve six-meter yellow buoys with flashing white light every 3 seconds are established in Great Australian Bight, Australia, near 38-46S 142-48.8E; three mile berth requested.

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By category · since 1997

Nav aids27866%
Other4410%
Surveys4310%
Derelicts215%
Cable ops102%
Missiles82%
Wrecks72%
Containers72%
Towing20%
Exercises10%

Archive · 414 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 438/22 · Other2022-02-20 → 2022-04-22
    45 meter sea cage established in 35-36.72S 135-35.12E
  2. HYDROPAC 405/22 · Other2022-02-16 → 2022-02-20
    45 meter sea cage established in 35-36.72S 135-35.12E
  3. HYDROPAC 380/22 · Other2022-02-13 → 2022-02-14
    45 meter sea cage established in 36-08.89S 138-15.19E
  4. HYDROPAC 253/22 · Other2022-01-30 → 2022-02-22
    45 meter sea cage established in 35-51.75S 138-36.93E
  5. HYDROPAC 217/22 · Other2022-01-26 → 2022-02-10
    45 meter sea cage established in 36-12S 138-12E
  6. HYDROPAC 183/22 · Other2022-01-22 → 2022-01-25
    45 meter sea cage established in 36-17.6S 138-17.0E
  7. HYDROPAC 108/22 · Nav aids2022-01-13 → 2022-01-17
    Robe light 37-09.9S 139-44.7E unreliable
  8. HYDROPAC 96/22 · Other2022-01-12 → 2022-01-28
    45 meter sea cage established in 35-50.30S 138-34.57E
  9. HYDROPAC 85/22 · Other2022-01-10 → 2022-01-14
    45 meter sea cage established in 37-05.1S 138-46.8E
  10. HYDROPAC 84/22 · Other2022-01-10 → 2022-01-22
    45 meter sea cage established in 36-21.8S 136-16.5E
  11. HYDROPAC 17/22 · Other2022-01-03 → 2022-01-10
    45 meter sea cage established in 36-17.6S 138-17.0E
  12. HYDROPAC 3705/21 · Other2021-12-22 → 2022-01-20
    45 meter sea cage established in 36-00.7S 138-05.6E
  13. HYDROPAC 3678/21 · Other2021-12-20 → 2022-02-10
    45 meter sea cage established in 35-25.3S 135-10.1E
  14. HYDROPAC 3672/21 · Other2021-12-20 → 2022-01-01
    45 meter sea cage established in 36-22.2S 136-17.0E
  15. HYDROPAC 3664/21 · Nav aids2021-12-18 → 2022-01-17
    Eight six meter buoys, yellow, fl w 3 sec, established in area within one mile of 39-13.3S 142-50.3E
  16. HYDROPAC 3505/21 · Nav aids2021-12-05 → 2021-12-18
    Eight six meter buoys, yellow, fl w 3 sec, established in area within one mile of 39-13.3S 142-50.3E
  17. HYDROPAC 3317/21 · Nav aids2021-11-17 → 2021-11-17
    South page light 35-46.6S 138-17.5E unreliable
  18. HYDROPAC 3270/21 · Nav aids2021-11-12 → 2021-11-29
    Eight six meter buoys, yellow, fl w 3 sec, established in vicinity 39-06.5S 142-57.1E
  19. HYDROPAC 3024/21 · Nav aids2021-10-22 → 2021-11-18
    Eight six meter buoys, yellow, fl w 3 sec, established in vicinity 39-12.5S 142-52.5E
  20. HYDROPAC 2626/21 · Missiles2021-09-15 → 2021-09-16
    Hazardous operations, space debris 152030Z to 160830Z sep in area bound by 35-00S 135-28E, 35-00S 135-45E,…

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