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 295/20 · Derelicts2020-01-26 → 2020-01-29
    Australia-east coast DNC 05
  2. HYDROPAC 210/20 · Nav aids2020-01-19 → 2020-01-21
    Montague island light 36-15.1S 150-13.6E unlit
  3. HYDROPAC 106/20 · Cable ops2020-01-09 → 2020-01-17
    Underwater operations in progress by cableship ile de brehat in area bound by 33-42S 151-18E, 33-42S…
  4. HYDROPAC 60/20 · Derelicts2020-01-04 → 2020-01-07
    Derelict 12.2M S/V partially submerged and adrift in 36-28.33S 150-16.40E at 041933Z jan 20
  5. HYDROPAC 8/20 · Derelicts2020-01-01 → 2020-01-04
    12 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 31-27S 153-00E at 010001Z jan
  6. HYDROPAC 2/20 · Derelicts2020-01-01 → 2020-01-04
    12 meter M/V adrift in 31-27S 153-00E at 010001Z jan
  7. HYDROPAC 4272/19 · Nav aids2019-12-28 → 2019-12-29
    S. breakwater light 42-26.40S 171-11.43E unreliable
  8. HYDROPAC 4259/19 · Surveys2019-12-26 → 2020-03-11
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral in area bound by 39-30S 150-30E, 39-30S…
  9. HYDROPAC 4004/19 · Surveys2019-12-04 → 2020-02-25
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V seaworker in area bound by 41-18.4S 174-14.3E,…
  10. HYDROPAC 3998/19 · Cable ops2019-12-03 → 2019-12-11
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 34-05S…
  11. HYDROPAC 3994/19 · Other2019-12-03 → 2019-12-05
    Port of westport bar (41-43.7S 171-35.3E) closed until further notice
  12. HYDROPAC 3884/19 · Cable ops2019-11-26 → 2019-12-03
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 33-43S…
  13. HYDROPAC 3770/19 · Cable ops2019-11-17 → 2019-11-26
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining…
  14. HYDROPAC 3462/19 · Nav aids2019-10-20 → 2019-10-21
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  15. HYDROPAC 3412/19 · Nav aids2019-10-16 → 2019-10-25
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  16. HYDROPAC 3399/19 · Nav aids2019-10-16 → 2019-10-16
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  17. HYDROPAC 3203/19 · Cable ops2019-09-28 → 2019-09-30
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat in area bound by 33-54.50S…
  18. HYDROPAC 3097/19 · Derelicts2019-09-21 → 2019-09-24
    Derelict 15 meter S/V adrift in vicinity 34-14.21S 151-05.64E at 210501Z sep
  19. HYDROPAC 3001/19 · Cable ops2019-09-12 → 2019-09-27
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining…
  20. HYDROPAC 2974/19 · Containers2019-09-11 → 2019-09-14
    Container adrift in vicinity 33-02S 152-55E at 101400Z sep

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