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 279/13 · Surveys2013-01-27 → 2013-01-31
    Survey operations 28 jan until further notice by M/V seawatch within four miles of 39-33.32S 173-26.93E
  2. HYDROPAC 236/13 · Surveys2013-01-24 → 2013-01-26
    Survey operations 25 jan by M/V seawatch within four miles of 39-25.68S 173-14.19E
  3. HYDROPAC 226/13 · Surveys2013-01-23 → 2013-01-24
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V seawatch within four miles of 39-59.15S 173-17.62E
  4. HYDROPAC 195/13 · Debris2013-01-20 → 2013-01-23
    Ten meter long log adrift vicinity 40-43.35S 173-33.23E at 200205Z jan
  5. HYDROPAC 145/13 · Nav aids2013-01-14 → 2013-01-14
    Australia-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 73/13 · Cable ops2013-01-08 → 2013-04-02
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V western monarch in area bound by 37-50.0S 173-57.0E,…
  7. HYDROPAC 3695/12 · Nav aids2012-12-26 → 2012-12-27
    Tasman Bay
  8. HYDROPAC 3503/12 · Derelicts2012-12-10 → 2012-12-13
    Cancel this msg 130619Z dec 12
  9. HYDROPAC 3456/12 · Derelicts2012-12-06 → 2012-12-09
    Derelict 14 meter S/V blue loon adrift in 38-51.86S 150-56.35E at 060242Z dec
  10. HYDROPAC 3413/12 · Cable ops2012-12-03 → 2012-12-06
    Cable operations in progress until 061200Z dec by M/V brandywine along trackline between oteranga bay…
  11. HYDROPAC 2906/12 · Derelicts2012-10-16 → 2012-10-19
    Derelict 11 meter S/V dismasted and adrift in 34-59.4S 157-32.4E at 161955Z oct
  12. HYDROPAC 2784/12 · Nav aids2012-10-03 → 2012-10-04
    Australia-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 2564/12 · Containers2012-09-08 → 2012-09-11
    Two containers adrift in 36-09.3S 158-18.5E at 080025Z sep
  14. HYDROPAC 2331/12 · Nav aids2012-08-16 → 2012-08-19
    Cancel this msg 21 aug 12
  15. HYDROPAC 2328/12 · Nav aids2012-08-16 → 2012-08-19
    Jervis Bay
  16. HYDROPAC 2315/12 · Surveys2012-08-15 → 2012-08-24
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V seawatch in area bound by 39-33.0S 173-12.7E,…
  17. HYDROPAC 2197/12 · Derelicts2012-08-02 → 2012-08-05
    Derelict F/V albacore partially submerged and adrift in 44-02S 168-21E at 012000Z aug
  18. HYDROPAC 2188/12 · Cable ops2012-08-01 → 2012-08-05
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V rawinia in area bound by 39-37.39S 174-09.60E,…
  19. HYDROPAC 1973/12 · Nav aids2012-07-12 → 2012-07-14
    Australia-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 1932/12 · Debris2012-07-08 → 2012-07-11
    Numerous logs adrift vicinity 40-59.09S 174-56.45E at 080005Z jul

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