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 1394/16 · Derelicts2016-05-12 → 2016-05-13
    39 foot vessel M/V disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 40-25.80S 173-37.67E
  2. HYDROPAC 1392/16 · Other2016-05-12 → 2016-05-12
    39 foot M/V cochise requesting assistance in 40-26.47S 173-27.93E
  3. HYDROPAC 1387/16 · Other2016-05-12 → 2016-05-14
    Port of westport harbor (41-45S 171-34E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  4. HYDROPAC 1348/16 · Derelicts2016-05-09 → 2016-05-12
    Debris from S/V nirvelli adrift vicinity 30-03S 153-24E at 090001Z may
  5. HYDROPAC 1282/16 · Other2016-05-04 → 2016-05-04
    Port of westport harbor (41-45S 171-34E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions
  6. HYDROPAC 937/16 · Cable ops2016-03-31 → 2016-04-01
    Cable laying operations 312200Z mar to 010100Z apr by M/V tranquil image along trackline between 37-48.764S…
  7. HYDROPAC 578/16 · Nav aids2016-03-01 → 2016-03-02
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  8. HYDROPAC 533/16 · Derelicts2016-02-26 → 2016-02-26
    Debris from vessel adrift in 45-36.10S 166-38.43E
  9. HYDROPAC 419/16 · Nav aids2016-02-15 → 2016-04-02
    Pencarrow head light 41-21.6S 174-50.9E range temporarily reduced
  10. HYDROPAC 362/16 · Nav aids2016-02-09 → 2016-02-12
    Cape jackson light 40-59.7S 174-18.8E unreliable
  11. HYDROPAC 214/16 · Debris2016-01-25 → 2016-01-28
    Log adrift vicinity 40-30.96S 174-05.38E at 242330Z jan
  12. HYDROPAC 29/16 · Cable ops2016-01-06 → 2016-02-15
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V seasurveyor in area bound by 41-18.4S 174-14.3E,…
  13. HYDROPAC 4085/15 · Derelicts2015-12-15 → 2015-12-18
    Derelict nine meter vessel adrift vicinity 30-00.7S 156-32.4E at 150205Z dec
  14. HYDROPAC 3899/15 · Nav aids2015-11-27 → 2015-12-05
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E at reduced power
  15. HYDROPAC 3895/15 · Nav aids2015-11-26 → 2015-11-27
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  16. HYDROPAC 3868/15 · Nav aids2015-11-24 → 2015-11-26
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  17. HYDROPAC 3852/15 · Nav aids2015-11-23 → 2015-11-24
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  18. HYDROPAC 3753/15 · Exercises2015-11-15 → 2015-11-16
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 3720/15 · Derelicts2015-11-13 → 2015-11-16
    Derelict ten meter vessel avolet adrift in 33-45S 154-34E at 130900Z nov
  20. HYDROPAC 3551/15 · Exercises2015-10-29 → 2015-10-29
    Hazardous operations

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