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 916/08 · Surveys2008-05-13 → 2008-06-28
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice vicinity 39-59S 173-17E
  2. HYDROPAC 891/08 · Other2008-05-09 → 2008-05-15
    Large red and white buoy, with 5000 meter long cable adrift in 45-55.7S 160-58.5E at 081300Z may
  3. HYDROPAC 852/08 · Other2008-05-05 → 2008-05-09
    Large red and white buoy, with 5000 meter long cable adrift in 46-03.9S 160-44.7E at 041300Z may
  4. HYDROPAC 832/08 · Nav aids2008-05-02 → 2008-05-10
    Nga chart 74000 (6TH ed)
  5. HYDROPAC 804/08 · Other2008-04-28 → 2008-05-05
    Large red and white buoy, with 5000 meter long cable adrift in 46-53.8S 160-45.1E at 270100Z apr
  6. HYDROPAC 754/08 · Nav aids2008-04-20 → 2008-04-26
    Nga chart 74171 (4TH ed)
  7. HYDROPAC 698/08 · Cable ops2008-04-13 → 2008-04-17
    Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de sein along trackline between…
  8. HYDROPAC 545/08 · Derelicts2008-03-25 → 2008-04-01
    Derelict eight meter vessel, white hull, adrift vicinity 36-51.6S 172-23.9E
  9. HYDROPAC 532/08 · Nav aids2008-03-24 → 2008-04-05
    Nga chart 74000 (6TH ed)
  10. HYDROPAC 412/08 · Derelicts2008-03-03 → 2008-03-10
    Seven meter vessel, black hull, adrift in 34-32S 151-33E at 030430Z mar
  11. HYDROPAC 249/08 · Derelicts2008-02-09 → 2008-02-16
    Derelict 13 meter S/V, blue hull, adrift in 30-55.5S 153-13.8E
  12. HYDROPAC 248/08 · Surveys2008-02-09 → 2008-05-03
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V toisa proteus vicinity 39-59S 173-17E
  13. HYDROPAC 98/08 · Cable ops2008-01-18 → 2008-04-01
    Pipeline operations in prgress until 31 mar by M/V apache in area bound by 39-35S 174-09E, 39-35S 174-12E,…
  14. HYDROPAC 65/08 · Cable ops2008-01-14 → 2008-01-20
    Pipeline operations in progress until 31 mar by M/V apache in area bound by 39-35S 174-09E, 39-35S 174-12E,…
  15. HYDROPAC 17/08 · Derelicts2008-01-04 → 2008-02-03
    Derelict 12 meter S/V dadandi, white hull, adrift in 30-31.5S 153-02.0E at 040200Z jan
  16. HYDROPAC 2172/07 · Nav aids2007-12-09 → 2008-03-01
    Nga chart 74000 (6TH ed)
  17. HYDROPAC 1977/07 · Nav aids2007-11-10 → 2007-11-11
    Nga chart 75273 (1ST ed)
  18. HYDROPAC 1512/07 · Nav aids2007-08-29 → 2008-05-24
    Current meter buoy, depth of 490 meters, established in 41-27.19S 174-46.49E
  19. HYDROPAC 1391/07 · Nav aids2007-08-09 → 2008-02-10
    Nga chart 76070 (9TH ed)
  20. HYDROPAC 1275/07 · Other2007-07-23 → 2007-07-23
    F/V strick force reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 31-54S 153-41E at 230930Z 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.