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 466/01 · Nav aids2001-03-28 → 2001-03-28
    Sydney dgps station 33-59S 150-59E off air
  2. HYDROPAC 415/01 · Derelicts2001-03-17 → 2001-03-24
    11 meter S/V maggy may partially submerged and adrift in 38-48.6S 149-19.8E at 172007Z mar
  3. HYDROPAC 356/01 · Nav aids2001-03-05 → 2001-03-07
    Barranjoey head light 33-34.7S 151-19.8E unlit
  4. HYDROPAC 225/01 · Nav aids2001-02-13 → 2001-02-14
    Sydney dgps station 33-59S 150-59E inoperative
  5. HYDROPAC 206/01 · Nav aids2001-02-09 → 2001-02-12
    Warden head light 35-20.0S 150-29.5E unlit
  6. HYDROPAC 179/01 · Derelicts2001-02-03 → 2001-02-10
    14 meter S/V tradewinds abandoned and adrift in 38-32S 150-16E at 022200Z feb
  7. HYDROPAC 152/01 · Nav aids2001-01-30 → 2001-01-31
    Sydney dgps station 33-59S 150-59E inoperative
  8. HYDROPAC 149/01 · Cable ops2001-01-29 → 2001-02-02
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geco resolution towing four 2.5 mile long cables…
  9. HYDROPAC 96/01 · Cable ops2001-01-19 → 2001-02-02
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship pacific guardian within ten miles of…
  10. HYDROPAC 1866/00 · Other2000-12-31 → 2001-01-07
    43 foot vessel abandoned in 37-33.6S 172-50.0E at 311506Z dec
  11. HYDROPAC 1841/00 · Nav aids2000-12-26 → 2001-02-09
    Cape campbell light 41-42.8S 174-16.7E unreliable
  12. HYDROPAC 1818/00 · Nav aids2000-12-22 → 2000-12-29
    Warden head light 35-22.0S 150-29.5E unlit
  13. HYDROPAC 1804/00 · Cable ops2000-12-21 → 2001-01-29
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geco resolution towing six 4000 meter long cables in…
  14. HYDROPAC 1747/00 · Containers2000-12-07 → 2000-12-14
    Container adrift vicinity 35-15.1S 150-33.0E at 071030Z dec
  15. HYDROPAC 1737/00 · Nav aids2000-11-30 → 2001-01-19
    Pillar point light 40-30.3S 173-00.5E unlit
  16. HYDROPAC 1699/00 · Nav aids2000-11-22 → 2001-03-10
    Stephens island light 40-40S 174-00E changed to: fl w 6 sec 18 miles
  17. HYDROPAC 1621/00 · Cable ops2000-11-05 → 2000-11-13
    Underwater operations 06 thru 12 nov by cableship pacific guardian within ten miles of 33-46S 154-17E
  18. HYDROPAC 1385/00 · Nav aids2000-09-20 → 2000-11-03
    Cape jackson rock light 40-59S 174-19E unreliable
  19. HYDROPAC 1362/00 · Nav aids2000-09-14 → 2000-09-14
    Norah head light 33-17.0S 151-34.5E unlit
  20. HYDROPAC 1331/00 · Nav aids2000-09-07 → 2000-09-22
    Cat island light 39-57S 148-21E unreliable

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