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 1697/20 · Containers2020-06-08 → 2020-06-11
    Container adrift in vicinity 36-13.65S 150-11.33E at 072320Z jun
  2. HYDROPAC 1686/20 · Containers2020-06-06 → 2020-06-09
    Container adrift in vicinity 33-22S 152-21E at 060140Z jun
  3. HYDROPAC 1595/20 · Containers2020-05-28 → 2020-05-31
    Debris and container adrift in vicinity 35-45.9S 150-59.3E at 272333Z may
  4. HYDROPAC 1581/20 · Containers2020-05-27 → 2020-05-30
    Container adrift in vicinity 34-19.36S 151-05.68E at 270500Z may 20
  5. HYDROPAC 1579/20 · Containers2020-05-27 → 2020-05-30
    Container adrift in vicinity 33-26S 151-30E at 270440Z may 20
  6. HYDROPAC 1577/20 · Containers2020-05-27 → 2020-05-30
    Container adrift in vicinity 33-24S 151-31E
  7. HYDROPAC 1575/20 · Containers2020-05-27 → 2020-05-30
    40 containers adrift in vicinity 34-11S 151-55E at 232010Z may
  8. HYDROPAC 1553/20 · Nav aids2020-05-25 → 2020-05-28
    Wollongong head light 34-25-19S 150-54-34E unlit
  9. HYDROPAC 1545/20 · Containers2020-05-24 → 2020-05-27
    40 submerged and semi-submerged containers adrift at 232010Z may in area bound by 32-15S 154-00E, 32-15S…
  10. HYDROPAC 1215/20 · Surveys2020-04-16 → 2020-04-19
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 12 four mile long cables in area…
  11. HYDROPAC 1097/20 · Surveys2020-04-05 → 2020-05-08
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V pride in area bound by 32-51.0S 152-00.5E,…
  12. HYDROPAC 888/20 · Nav aids2020-03-17 → 2020-05-06
    South solitary island light 30-12-24S 153-16-04E range reduced to ten miles
  13. HYDROPAC 788/20 · Nav aids2020-03-09 → 2020-08-14
    Perpendicular point light 35-05.7S 150-48.2E range reduced to 15 miles
  14. HYDROPAC 681/20 · Surveys2020-02-26 → 2020-05-02
    Underwater operations 28 feb to 01 may by M/V normand baltic in area bound by 38-54.0S 174-15.5E, 38-54.0S…
  15. HYDROPAC 660/20 · Cable ops2020-02-25 → 2020-03-29
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by cableship reliance, M/V seaworker, M/V seasurveyor,…
  16. HYDROPAC 595/20 · Debris2020-02-19 → 2020-02-22
    15 meter long cable with yellow buoy adrift at 190500Z feb in: a. 39-05.25S 149-28.48E
  17. HYDROPAC 491/20 · Nav aids2020-02-12 → 2020-02-17
    Montague island light 36-15.1S 150-13.6E unlit
  18. HYDROPAC 440/20 · Nav aids2020-02-09 → 2020-02-10
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  19. HYDROPAC 406/20 · Derelicts2020-02-07 → 2020-02-10
    Derelict 12 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 38-39.2S 150-08.7E at 062345Z feb
  20. HYDROPAC 300/20 · Nav aids2020-01-26 → 2020-02-11
    Barrenjoey head light 33-34.8S 151-19.8E 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.