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 731/09 · Surveys2009-04-12 → 2009-04-26
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ocean pioneer in area bound by 39-24.3S 173-18.8E,…
  2. HYDROPAC 682/09 · Surveys2009-04-05 → 2009-04-10
    Survey operations in progress until 09 apr by M/V ocean pioneer vicinity: a. 37-40.1S 174-15.5E
  3. HYDROPAC 569/09 · Wrecks2009-03-18 → 2009-03-21
    Nga chart 76090 (6TH ed)
  4. HYDROPAC 469/09 · Cable ops2009-03-04 → 2009-04-26
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific titan towing 8000 meter long cable in area…
  5. HYDROPAC 132/09 · Cable ops2009-01-15 → 2009-01-28
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific titan towing 5.4 mile long cable in area…
  6. HYDROPAC 43/09 · Nav aids2009-01-05 → 2009-01-06
    Nga chart 75266 (1ST ed)
  7. HYDROPAC 32/09 · Nav aids2009-01-04 → 2009-01-05
    Nga chart 74154 (1ST ed)
  8. HYDROPAC 2567/08 · Cable ops2008-12-27 → 2009-01-15
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific titan towing 5.4 mile long cable in area…
  9. HYDROPAC 2564/08 · Derelicts2008-12-26 → 2009-01-02
    Partially submerged M/V adrift in 38-29.0S 151-16.7E at 261207Z dec
  10. HYDROPAC 2232/08 · Cable ops2008-11-13 → 2008-11-17
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific titan towing 4000 meter long cable in area…
  11. HYDROPAC 2059/08 · Cable ops2008-10-22 → 2008-11-07
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific titan towing 8000 meter long cable along…
  12. HYDROPAC 2056/08 · Nav aids2008-10-22 → 2008-12-06
    Nga chart 76090 (6TH ed)
  13. HYDROPAC 1560/08 · Nav aids2008-08-15 → 2008-08-23
    Nga chart 75251 (5TH ed)
  14. HYDROPAC 1391/08 · Containers2008-07-22 → 2008-07-29
    Six containers adrift vicinity 38-29S 153-52E at 212230Z jul
  15. HYDROPAC 1178/08 · Nav aids2008-06-23 → 2008-08-13
    Nga chart 76070 (9TH ed)
  16. HYDROPAC 1096/08 · Exercises2008-06-09 → 2008-06-13
    Hazardous operations in progress until 130600Z jun within three miles of 36-28.5S 174-09.4E
  17. HYDROPAC 985/08 · Other2008-05-22 → 2008-05-27
    Large red and white buoy, with 5000 meter long cable adrift in 46-09.3S 162-13.7E at 211300Z may
  18. HYDROPAC 969/08 · Other2008-05-19 → 2008-05-22
    Large red and white buoy, with 5000 meter long cable adrift in 46-02.5S 162-17.1E at 181300Z may
  19. HYDROPAC 947/08 · Nav aids2008-05-16 → 2008-05-17
    Nga chart 75185 (2ND ed)
  20. HYDROPAC 938/08 · Other2008-05-15 → 2008-05-19
    Large red and white buoy, with 5000 meter long cable adrift in 45-30.0S 162-00.4E at 141300Z 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.