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 508/14 · Nav aids2014-02-21 → 2014-02-21
    Australia-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 332/14 · Derelicts2014-02-02 → 2014-02-05
    Derelict 16 meter M/V partially submerged and adrift in 33-35.15S 151-30.10E at 020600Z feb
  3. HYDROPAC 266/14 · Cable ops2014-01-27 → 2014-03-19
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V sea surveyor in area bound by 41-18.4S 174-14.3E,…
  4. HYDROPAC 61/14 · Cable ops2014-01-07 → 2014-01-19
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V polarcus alima in area bound by 39-44.02S 173-03.07E,…
  5. HYDROPAC 3626/13 · Wrecks2013-11-22 → 2013-11-23
    Tasman Bay
  6. HYDROPAC 3625/13 · Surveys2013-11-22 → 2013-11-23
    Survey operations 221700Z to 230500Z nov by M/V sea surveyor vicinity 41-14.06S 174-21.29E
  7. HYDROPAC 3566/13 · Nav aids2013-11-16 → 2013-11-17
    Jervis Bay
  8. HYDROPAC 3466/13 · Surveys2013-11-07 → 2013-11-08
    Hydrographic survey in progress until further notice by M/V shoman zma towing 300 meter long cable in area…
  9. HYDROPAC 3304/13 · Other2013-10-24 → 2013-10-27
    Port of westport harbor (41-45.0S 171-35.5E) closed until further notice due to river and bar conditions
  10. HYDROPAC 3264/13 · Derelicts2013-10-22 → 2013-10-25
    Derelict 32 foot vessel partially submerged and adrift in 32-48.9S 152-09.4E at 222200Z oct
  11. HYDROPAC 3215/13 · Surveys2013-10-18 → 2013-10-23
    Survey operations 181900Z oct until further notice by M/V seawatch within four miles of 39-37.74S 173-25.98E
  12. HYDROPAC 3200/13 · Debris2013-10-17 → 2013-10-20
    Ten meter log adrift vicinity 40-55S 173-11E at 171915Z oct
  13. HYDROPAC 3180/13 · Surveys2013-10-16 → 2013-10-18
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V seawatch within four miles of 41-01.04S 173-19.64E
  14. HYDROPAC 3171/13 · Other2013-10-16 → 2013-10-16
    Eight meter vessel reported on fire in 36-14.2S 150-30.1E at 160017Z oct
  15. HYDROPAC 3080/13 · Nav aids2013-10-08 → 2013-10-10
    Australia-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3068/13 · Surveys2013-10-07 → 2013-10-08
    Survey operations 08 oct by M/V seawatch within four miles of 39-49-17S 173-27-07E
  17. HYDROPAC 2970/13 · Other2013-09-27 → 2013-09-29
    Port of westport harbor (41-45.0S 171-35.5E) closed until further notice due to weather conditions
  18. HYDROPAC 2953/13 · Nav aids2013-09-27 → 2013-10-04
    Jervis Bay
  19. HYDROPAC 2709/13 · Nav aids2013-09-08 → 2013-09-09
    Australia-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 2510/13 · Cable ops2013-08-22 → 2013-08-29
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V sea surveyor with submersible vicinity of trackline…

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