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 2806/19 · Surveys2019-08-28 → 2019-09-05
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V seaworker in area bound by 41-18.4S 174-14.3E,…
  2. HYDROPAC 2640/19 · Cable ops2019-08-16 → 2019-09-12
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining…
  3. HYDROPAC 2538/19 · Cable ops2019-08-07 → 2019-08-13
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 31-30S…
  4. HYDROPAC 2532/19 · Cable ops2019-08-07 → 2019-08-07
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 31-30S…
  5. HYDROPAC 2333/19 · Nav aids2019-07-19 → 2019-07-22
    Cape tourville light 42-07.3S 148-21.0E unreliable
  6. HYDROPAC 2305/19 · Other2019-07-16 → 2019-07-22
    Underwater ordnance detonation 220100Z to 220700Z jul in area within three miles of 33-32.82S 151-25.92E
  7. HYDROPAC 2244/19 · Derelicts2019-07-11 → 2019-07-14
    Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 32-54.21S 152-06.00E at 110310Z jul
  8. HYDROPAC 1637/19 · Nav aids2019-05-14 → 2019-05-15
    Bush end point light 40-32.7S 173-00.5E unreliable
  9. HYDROPAC 926/19 · Wrecks2019-03-21 → 2019-03-22
    Shoal reported in westport bar (41-43S 171-35E)
  10. HYDROPAC 903/19 · Derelicts2019-03-19 → 2019-03-22
    Derelict 19 meter M/V partially submerged and adrift in 30-17.6S 153-17.2E at 190001Z mar
  11. HYDROPAC 552/19 · Nav aids2019-02-16 → 2019-02-17
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  12. HYDROPAC 542/19 · Nav aids2019-02-15 → 2019-02-16
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  13. HYDROPAC 520/19 · Nav aids2019-02-15 → 2019-02-15
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  14. HYDROPAC 505/19 · Nav aids2019-02-13 → 2019-02-14
    Sydney dgps station 33-59.2S 150-58.7E inoperative
  15. HYDROPAC 428/19 · Derelicts2019-02-06 → 2019-02-09
    Derelict nine meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 41-06.8S 173-24.2E at 052345Z feb
  16. HYDROPAC 180/19 · Nav aids2019-01-18 → 2019-04-23
    Platform 39-33.31S 173-26.96E unlit
  17. HYDROPAC 4505/18 · Cable ops2018-12-18 → 2018-12-25
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline between…
  18. HYDROPAC 4444/18 · Cable ops2018-12-13 → 2018-12-15
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 38-31S…
  19. HYDROPAC 4442/18 · Cable ops2018-12-13 → 2018-12-13
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 38-31S…
  20. HYDROPAC 3908/18 · Surveys2018-10-28 → 2018-10-29
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ile de brehat in 33-55.80S 151-16.40E

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