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 480/00 · Nav aids2000-03-23 → 2000-03-24
    Cape tourville light 42-07.4S 148-20.8E unreliable
  2. HYDROPAC 476/00 · Nav aids2000-03-23 → 2000-03-28
    Warden head light 35-22.0S 150-29.5E unreliable
  3. HYDROPAC 474/00 · Nav aids2000-03-22 → 2000-03-23
    Warden head light 35-22.0S 150-29.5E unlit
  4. HYDROPAC 467/00 · Nav aids2000-03-20 → 2000-03-21
    Flagstaff point light 34-25.4S 150-54.5E unlit
  5. HYDROPAC 464/00 · Nav aids2000-03-20 → 2000-03-21
    Cape tourville light 42-07.4S 148-20.8E unreliable
  6. HYDROPAC 446/00 · Nav aids2000-03-15 → 2000-03-19
    Kahurangi point light 40-46.5S 172-13.1E unreliable
  7. HYDROPAC 445/00 · Nav aids2000-03-15 → 2000-03-15
    Kahurangi point light 40-47S 172-13E unreliable
  8. HYDROPAC 442/00 · Nav aids2000-03-14 → 2000-03-15
    Kahurangi point light 40-46.5S 172-13.1E unlit
  9. HYDROPAC 411/00 · Nav aids2000-03-09 → 2000-03-11
    Cat island light 39-57.5S 148-21.5E unreliable
  10. HYDROPAC 261/00 · Derelicts2000-02-13 → 2000-02-20
    Partially submerged 11 meter fishing vessel adrift vicinity 43-13S 148-02E at 122300Z feb
  11. HYDROPAC 242/00 · Other2000-02-09 → 2000-03-31
    Bush end point light 40-32.8S 173-00.5E at reduced intensity
  12. HYDROPAC 209/00 · Cable ops2000-02-02 → 2000-02-07
    Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship vercors along trackline joining…
  13. HYDROPAC 203/00 · Cable ops2000-02-02 → 2000-02-02
    Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship vercors along trackline joining…
  14. HYDROPAC 177/00 · Cable ops2000-01-28 → 2000-02-02
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship vercors along trackline between 33-42.5S…
  15. HYDROPAC 141/00 · Cable ops2000-01-25 → 2000-01-27
    Cable operations 250200Z jan until further notice by cableship vercors along trackline between 33-45S…
  16. HYDROPAC 93/00 · Other2000-01-18 → 2000-01-25
    Fishing net with two entangled large orange buoys and large steel pole adrift in 40-17.4S 173-55.8E at…
  17. HYDROPAC 37/00 · Derelicts2000-01-07 → 2000-01-09
    Derelict M/V innkeeper adrift vicinity 39-09.7S 149-23.3E at 070310Z jan
  18. HYDROPAC 1386/99 · Other1999-12-11 → 1999-12-13
    Stephens island light 40-39.9S 174-00.0E at reduced intensity
  19. HYDROPAC 1378/99 · Nav aids1999-12-10 → 1999-12-11
    Montague island light 36-15.2S 150-13.6E unlit
  20. HYDROPAC 1374/99 · Nav aids1999-12-09 → 1999-12-10
    Montague island light 36-15.2S 150-13.6E 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.