Tasman Sea

IHO sea area 63 · 147° to 175° E, -51° to -30° N

in force
4
last 12 months
4
since 1999
809
categories
10

In force now · 4

  1. HYDROPAC 2333/26 · Nav aids2026-08-14
    Perpendicular Point Light in Tasman Sea, Australia at 35-05.65S 150-48.25E, temporarily changed to flashing (3) white every 20 seconds.
  2. HYDROPAC 2313/26 · Exercises2026-08-11
    Hazardous operations take place near 36-28.65S 174-09.63E in Tasman Sea, New Zealand, from 170500Z to 171000Z August.
  3. HYDROPAC 1873/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Cable operations by ship Responder are underway in Bass Strait and Tasman Sea, Australia, until further notice; a one-mile berth is requested.
  4. AUSCOAST 231/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Cable-laying vessel RESPONDER is conducting operations along a line from 38-19.86S 144-19.61E to 37-18.44S 153-20.94E, with 5 nautical miles either side, requesting 1.0 nautical mile clearance.

Longest in force

  1. AUSCOAST 231/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Cable-laying vessel RESPONDER is conducting operations along a line from 38-19.86S 144-19.61E to 37-18.44S 153-20.94E, with 5 nautical miles either side, requesting 1.0 nautical mile clearance.
  2. HYDROPAC 1873/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Cable operations by ship Responder are underway in Bass Strait and Tasman Sea, Australia, until further notice; a one-mile berth is requested.
  3. HYDROPAC 2313/26 · Exercises2026-08-11
    Hazardous operations take place near 36-28.65S 174-09.63E in Tasman Sea, New Zealand, from 170500Z to 171000Z August.
  4. HYDROPAC 2333/26 · Nav aids2026-08-14
    Perpendicular Point Light in Tasman Sea, Australia at 35-05.65S 150-48.25E, temporarily changed to flashing (3) white every 20 seconds.

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By category · since 1997

Nav aids25632%
Cable ops13316%
Derelicts11514%
Other11214%
Surveys8711%
Exercises354%
Containers324%
Debris263%
Wrecks101%
Missiles30%

Archive · 805 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3036/17 · Surveys2017-09-06 → 2017-11-02
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo resolution along trackline between 33-56S…
  2. HYDROPAC 2622/17 · Nav aids2017-08-02 → 2017-08-03
    Cat island light 39-57.0S 148-21.3E unlit
  3. HYDROPAC 2280/17 · Other2017-06-30 → 2017-07-03
    Port of westport bar (41-43.6S 171-35.5E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  4. HYDROPAC 2263/17 · Wrecks2017-06-28 → 2017-07-04
    Shoal reported in 42-26.3S 171-11.4E
  5. HYDROPAC 2205/17 · Derelicts2017-06-23 → 2017-06-26
    Derelict vessel partially submerged, adrift and on fire in 31-01.4S 153-17.2E at 232145Z jun
  6. HYDROPAC 2055/17 · Other2017-06-13 → 2017-06-15
    Port of westport bar (41-43.6S 171-35.5E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  7. HYDROPAC 1748/17 · Derelicts2017-05-19 → 2017-05-22
    Derelict 7.3 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 31-55.5S 154-44.5E at 190347Z may
  8. HYDROPAC 1723/17 · Other2017-05-17 → 2017-05-19
    Port of westport bar (41-43.6S 171-35.5E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  9. HYDROPAC 1124/17 · Nav aids2017-03-31 → 2017-03-31
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  10. HYDROPAC 1111/17 · Nav aids2017-03-29 → 2017-03-30
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  11. HYDROPAC 1089/17 · Derelicts2017-03-27 → 2017-03-30
    Derelict 12 meter S/V val, white hull, adrift in 38-12S 150-08E at 272148Z mar
  12. HYDROPAC 1009/17 · Nav aids2017-03-22 → 2017-03-23
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  13. HYDROPAC 933/17 · Nav aids2017-03-17 → 2017-03-22
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  14. HYDROPAC 845/17 · Derelicts2017-03-11 → 2017-03-14
    Derelict 12 meter S/V val, white hull, adrift in 31-57.60S 154-18.15E at 110456Z mar
  15. HYDROPAC 796/17 · Derelicts2017-03-07 → 2017-03-10
    Derelict 12 meter S/V val adrift in 33-19.95S 155-12.22E at 072142Z mar
  16. HYDROPAC 787/17 · Nav aids2017-03-07 → 2017-03-09
    Kahurangi point light 40-46.6S 172-13.0E unlit
  17. HYDROPAC 767/17 · Surveys2017-03-03 → 2017-03-25
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V sea surveyor in area bound by 41-18.4S 174-14.3E,…
  18. HYDROPAC 711/17 · Nav aids2017-02-28 → 2018-09-07
    RACON at gabo island light 37-34S 149-55E discontinued
  19. HYDROPAC 524/17 · Cable ops2017-02-12 → 2017-02-20
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re along trackline between 33-46S…
  20. HYDROPAC 267/17 · Derelicts2017-01-24 → 2017-01-24
    M/V ocean flower disabled and adrift in 37-13.09S 173-41.40E at 240835Z jan

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