Tasman Sea

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

in force
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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 262/17 · Derelicts2017-01-23 → 2017-01-24
    M/V ocean flower disabled and adrift in 37-15.35S 173-32.88E at 232030Z jan
  2. HYDROPAC 256/17 · Derelicts2017-01-23 → 2017-01-23
    M/V ocean flower disabled and adrift in 37-24.15S 173-28.91E at 231130Z jan
  3. HYDROPAC 255/17 · Derelicts2017-01-23 → 2017-01-24
    Derelict ten meter S/V adrift in 33-37.18S 151-37.18E at 230900Z jan
  4. HYDROPAC 246/17 · Other2017-01-22 → 2017-01-23
    Port of westport bar (41-43.6S 171-35.5E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  5. HYDROPAC 231/17 · Derelicts2017-01-20 → 2017-01-23
    Derelict 12 meter S/V on tap adrift in 38-25.58S 150-15.20E at 201931Z jan
  6. HYDROPAC 192/17 · Other2017-01-18 → 2017-01-20
    Port of westport bar (41-43.6S 171-35.3E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  7. HYDROPAC 63/17 · Nav aids2017-01-06 → 2017-01-09
    Cape bruny light 43-29.6S 147-08.8E unlit
  8. HYDROPAC 39/17 · Cable ops2017-01-04 → 2017-01-05
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geo resolution along trackline between 33-58S 151-21E…
  9. HYDROPAC 4064/16 · Other2016-12-31 → 2017-01-01
    Port of westport bar (41-43.6S 171-35.3E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  10. HYDROPAC 4039/16 · Surveys2016-12-29 → 2016-12-31
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo resolution along trackline between 33-53S…
  11. HYDROPAC 3967/16 · Cable ops2016-12-23 → 2017-02-07
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pgs apollo towing 8100 meter long cables in area…
  12. HYDROPAC 3932/16 · Cable ops2016-12-19 → 2016-12-22
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pgs apollo towing 8100 meter long cables in area…
  13. HYDROPAC 3931/16 · Cable ops2016-12-19 → 2016-12-19
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pgs apollo towing 8100 meter long cables in area…
  14. HYDROPAC 3887/16 · Other2016-12-14 → 2016-12-15
    Port of westport bar (41-43.6S 171-35.3E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  15. HYDROPAC 3860/16 · Cable ops2016-12-12 → 2017-02-12
    Cable laying operations 14 dec until further notice by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining…
  16. HYDROPAC 3730/16 · Cable ops2016-12-02 → 2016-12-19
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pgs apollo towing 8100 meter long cables in area…
  17. HYDROPAC 3575/16 · Debris2016-11-19 → 2016-11-22
    One mile long cable with buoy adrift in area bound by 39-52.50S 172-18.00E, 39-46.02S 172-27.25E, 40-07.45S…
  18. HYDROPAC 3446/16 · Derelicts2016-11-08 → 2016-11-11
    Derelict 10.4 meter S/V singapore girl adrift vicinity 41-15.6S 149-03.6E at 080250Z nov
  19. HYDROPAC 3253/16 · Cable ops2016-10-23 → 2016-12-02
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pgs apollo towing 8100 meter long cables in area…
  20. HYDROPAC 3201/16 · Cable ops2016-10-19 → 2017-02-03
    Cable laying operations 21 oct until further notice by cableship ile de re vicinity of trackline joining…

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