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 1513/02 · Nav aids2002-08-21 → 2002-10-11
    Separation point light 40-47S 173-00E unlit
  2. HYDROPAC 1502/02 · Derelicts2002-08-19 → 2002-08-21
    35 meter barge adrift in 40-37.2S 173-12.9E at 181700Z aug
  3. HYDROPAC 1492/02 · Other2002-08-17 → 2002-08-17
    Aircraft reported ditched vicinity 33-30S 151-31E
  4. HYDROPAC 1461/02 · Nav aids2002-08-12 → 2002-08-13
    Cape bruny light 43-29.7S 147-08.8E unlit
  5. HYDROPAC 1430/02 · Other2002-08-06 → 2002-08-09
    Bombing exercises 070400Z to 070600Z aug, alternate 0400Z to 0600Z daily 08 and 09 aug vicinity 33-20S 152-20E
  6. HYDROPAC 1421/02 · Nav aids2002-08-04 → 2002-08-05
    Cape bruny light 43-29.7S 147-09.3E unlit
  7. HYDROPAC 1414/02 · Other2002-08-02 → 2002-08-06
    Bombing exercises 061400Z to 061600Z aug, alternate 1400Z to 1600Z daily 07 and 08 aug vicinity 33-20S 152-20E
  8. HYDROPAC 1361/02 · Nav aids2002-07-25 → 2002-07-26
    Sugarloaf point light 32-26.6S 152-32.4E unlit
  9. HYDROPAC 1337/02 · Nav aids2002-07-20 → 2002-09-06
    Wollongong head light 34-25.5S 150-54.5E unlit
  10. HYDROPAC 1331/02 · Nav aids2002-07-20 → 2002-07-20
    Wollongong head light 34-25.5S 150-54.5E unreliable until 21 jul
  11. HYDROPAC 1284/02 · Containers2002-07-10 → 2002-07-17
    14 containers adrift in 34-00S 156-31E at 101330Z jul
  12. HYDROPAC 1267/02 · Cable ops2002-07-05 → 2002-07-17
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship pacific guardian vicinity 34-01.0S…
  13. HYDROPAC 1036/02 · Containers2002-06-04 → 2002-06-11
    Container adrift vicinity 36-08S 150-26E at 030640Z jun
  14. HYDROPAC 1009/02 · Cable ops2002-05-30 → 2002-06-16
    Underwater cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship pacific guardian with submersible…
  15. HYDROPAC 915/02 · Cable ops2002-05-17 → 2002-05-28
    Underwater cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship pacific guardian with submersible…
  16. HYDROPAC 774/02 · Cable ops2002-04-25 → 2002-04-27
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship pacific guardian vicinity 35-16S 155-25E
  17. HYDROPAC 732/02 · Cable ops2002-04-19 → 2002-04-25
    Underwater cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship pacific guardian in 35-16S 155-25E
  18. HYDROPAC 631/02 · Nav aids2002-04-04 → 2002-05-17
    Brothers light 41-06.2S 174-26.5E unreliable
  19. HYDROPAC 559/02 · Cable ops2002-03-24 → 2002-04-02
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing 3000 meter long cable: a. in…
  20. HYDROPAC 496/02 · Nav aids2002-03-18 → 2002-11-15
    Point perpendicular light 35-05.7S 150-48.2E changed to fl w 10 sec

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