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The traffic separation scheme in the bass strait temporarily amended: 1. separation zone six miles wide…

HYDROPAC 637/02

issued: 2002-04-05 07:20Z
status: cancelled 2003-10-03 10:40Z (archive)
authority: AUS NTM 66(T)/02
position: -38.767, 148.271
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 75220 (12TH ED).
THE TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME IN THE BASS STRAIT TEMPORARILY AMENDED:
1. SEPARATION ZONE SIX MILES WIDE ALONG CENTERLINE JOINING:
   A. 38-43-18S 148-21-44E.
   B. 38-46-14S 148-16-27E.
   C. 38-48-14S 148-10-15E.
2. OUTSIDE LIMIT FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC JOINING:
   A. 38-38-24S 148-17-35E.
   B. 38-41-42S 148-13-16E.
   C. 38-42-42S 148-07-23E.
3. OUTSIDE LIMIT FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC JOINING:
   A. 38-53-50S 148-13-06E.
   B. 38-51-37S 148-20-10E.
   C. 38-48-18S 148-26-15E.

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43 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Perth platform 38-34.15S 147-19.37E unlit2021-09-12
Australia-southeast Coast2021-06-22
Navigational aids at kingfish b platform 38-36.0S 148-11.3E inoperative2021-05-07
Wilsons promontory light 39-07-47S 146-25-28E range reduced to 15 miles2019-12-05
S/V dire straits, three persons abandoning ship in 39-10.43S 145-15.15E2017-03-25

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