Exercises

Hazardous operations

New Zealand-northeast Coast · Bay of Plenty · HYDROPAC 400/11

issued
2011-02-03 10:08Z
status
cancelled 2011-02-09 04:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2011-02-09 04:30Z
authority
CNW 28/11 030300Z FEB 11.
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-36.307, 177.249
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NEW ZEALAND-NORTHEAST COAST.
BAY OF PLENTY.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 070430Z TO 070800Z, 071700Z TO 071930Z
      AND 072330Z TO 080330Z FEB
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      35-20S 178-10E, 37-20S 178-10E,
      37-20S 176-25E, 35-50S 176-25E,
      35-50S 175-50E, 35-20S 176-25E.
   B. 070430Z TO 070800Z, 071700Z TO 071930Z,
      072330Z TO 080330Z, 081830Z TO 082230Z
      AND 082330Z TO 090330Z FEB
      IN AREA BETWEEN
      35-50S 36-20S AND 176-25E 175-50E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 090430Z FEB.

Activity windows · 5 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2011-02-07 04:30Z2011-02-07 08:00Z3 h 30
2011-02-07 17:00Z2011-02-07 19:30Z2 h 30
2011-02-07 23:30Z2011-02-08 03:30Z4 h
2011-02-08 18:30Z2011-02-08 22:30Z4 h
2011-02-08 23:30Z2011-02-09 03:30Z4 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

This area · military exercises

125 within 180 nm since 2003 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

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Season · when military exercises happen here

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month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

35 military exercises in force · see all

Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.