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 3165/16 · Cable ops2016-10-16 → 2016-10-23
    Seismic survey by M/V pgs apollo towing 8100 meter long cables: a. in progress until 23 oct in area bound by…
  2. HYDROPAC 2820/16 · Nav aids2016-09-15 → 2016-09-16
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  3. HYDROPAC 2783/16 · Nav aids2016-09-14 → 2016-09-15
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  4. HYDROPAC 2703/16 · Nav aids2016-09-07 → 2016-09-07
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  5. HYDROPAC 2605/16 · Surveys2016-08-28 → 2016-10-02
    Underwater operations 01 sep until further notice by M/V searanger along trackline between 36-17.35S…
  6. HYDROPAC 2499/16 · Nav aids2016-08-19 → 2016-08-21
    Perpendicular point light 35-05.6S 150-48.3E temporarily changed to: fl (3) w 20 sec
  7. HYDROPAC 2494/16 · Cable ops2016-08-19 → 2016-09-23
    Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re along trackline between…
  8. HYDROPAC 2389/16 · Derelicts2016-08-10 → 2016-08-13
    13 meter vessel adrift vicinity 36-59.32S 174-22.62E at 100130Z aug
  9. HYDROPAC 2388/16 · Derelicts2016-08-10 → 2016-08-10
    13 meter vessel adrift vicinity 36-59.32S 174-22.62E at 100130Z aug
  10. HYDROPAC 2351/16 · Nav aids2016-08-07 → 2016-08-08
    Norah head light 33-16.9S 151-34.7E unlit
  11. HYDROPAC 2333/16 · Surveys2016-08-05 → 2016-08-13
    Underwater operations 071900Z aug until further notice by M/V searanger along trackline between 37-47.86S…
  12. HYDROPAC 2208/16 · Other2016-07-23 → 2016-07-25
    Port of westport harbor (41-45S 171-34E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  13. HYDROPAC 2152/16 · Containers2016-07-18 → 2016-07-21
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 41-24.7S 174-45.7E at 172230Z jul
  14. HYDROPAC 2098/16 · Nav aids2016-07-13 → 2016-10-30
    RACON at fpso raroa 39-58.5S 173-17.8E inoperative
  15. HYDROPAC 1985/16 · Other2016-07-03 → 2016-07-06
    Four 650 meter long lines adrift within 1.5 miles of 41-21.0S 174-27.4E
  16. HYDROPAC 1872/16 · Nav aids2016-06-23 → 2016-06-24
    Point home lookout light 42-33.2S 147-57.1E unlit
  17. HYDROPAC 1865/16 · Containers2016-06-22 → 2016-06-23
    Four containers adrift in 37-25.2S 160-38.9E at 212323Z jun
  18. HYDROPAC 1629/16 · Nav aids2016-06-02 → 2018-02-01
    Macquarie light 33-51.2S 151-17.1E range reduced to 21 miles
  19. HYDROPAC 1614/16 · Nav aids2016-05-31 → 2018-02-01
    Nobby's head light 32-55.1S 151-47.9E range reduced to 20 miles
  20. HYDROPAC 1400/16 · Derelicts2016-05-13 → 2016-05-15
    39 foot M/V cochise disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 40-40.37S 173-39.28E at 130516Z may

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