Latest Notices to Mariners

M325-26 Recherche Bay – Catamaran Boat Ramp – Temporary Closure Mariners are advised that the Catamaran boat ramp remains closed to the public while works are undertaken. The closure has…

Mariners are advised that dive operations will be undertaken at Berth 2 East from Tuesday, 1 September to Wednesday, 30 September 2026 inclusive. The dive site is in the vicinity…

M321-26(T) Port Arthur, Long Bay – Prohibited Area Mariners are advised that pipeline installation works will be undertaken at Long Bay Lease, Port Arthur, between the shoreline and the lease,…

M296-26 Port of Burnie – Declared Depths and Sectors Following recent seabed levelling operations and hydrographic survey in the Port, the following declared depths are now applicable. Vessels will be…

M295-26(T) Georges Bay, St Helens – Special Marker Mariners are advised that the special mark located in Georges Bay, in approximate position Latitude 41°17.894’S Longitude 148°17.289’E, is off station. Mariners…

M293-26 Gordon Jetty – Temporary Closure Mariners are advised that Gordon Jetty will be closed to public access from Monday, 17 August 2026, to allow for the removal of the…

M317-26(T) Four Springs Lake – Water Monitoring Equipment Deployment Mariners are advised that a moored water monitoring buoy will be deployed at Four Springs Lake, approximately 100 metres west of…

M283-26 River Derwent – Hydrographic Survey Operations Mariners are advised that above-water and underwater hydrographic survey operations will be conducted within the River Derwent deep-water channel between: Sullivan’s Cove –…

M201-26 River Derwent, Macquarie Wharf Berth 6 – Demolition and Construction Works – Prohibited Area Mariners are advised that demolition and construction work on the redevelopment of Macquarie Wharf Berth…

M277-26(T) South West Bass Strait – Deployment of Scientific Research Buoys Mariners are advised that six IMOS surface buoys for satellite altimetry calibration and validation will be deployed within 0.1…

M312-26(T) River Tamar, Kings Wharf – Dredging Operations Mariners are advised that dredging operations will be undertaken on the eastern side of the River Tamar adjacent to Kings Wharf, from…

M186-26(T) Cape Sorell – Wave Rider Buoy Mariners are advised that the wave rider buoy located at Latitude 42° 11.940′ S, Longitude 145° 3.300′ E, is currently off station. A…

M275-26 Georges Bay – Marine Farm Leases 027 and 253 – Navigation Hazard Mariners are advised that several subsurface longlines are currently extending outside the designated marine farming zones adjacent…

M271-26 Bass Strait – Burnie – Aquaculture Trial and Research Area – Marine Debris Mariners are advised that 13 pole toppers have been lost from a damaged section of predator-exclusion…

M296-26 Port of Burnie – Declared Depths and Sectors Following recent seabed levelling operations and hydrographic survey in the Port, the following declared depths are now applicable. Vessels will be…

M167-26(T) Port of Devonport, Mersey River, Beacon No. 9 – AMENDMENT Mariners are advised that Mersey River Beacon No. 9, in position Latitude 41° 10.615’S, Longitude 146° 21.893’E, is off…

M159-26(T)  Storm Bay – Variety Point – Marine Farming Lease MF261 – Navigation Warning  Mariners are advised that Huon Aquaculture is missing a large grid buoy from MF261 – Storm…

M293-26 Gordon Jetty – Temporary Closure Mariners are advised that Gordon Jetty will be closed to public access from Monday, 17 August 2026, to allow for the removal of the…

M146-26(T) Port Esperance – Marine Farm Lease 066 – Navigation Markers Mariners are advised that the northern and southern lit special markers at Marine Farm Lease 066, Port Esperance, are…

M257-26 Georges Bay – Marine Farm Leases 230 and 231 – Navigational Hazard Mariners are advised that a submerged longline, marked by a black buoy, is located between Marine Farm…

M138-26(T) Recherche, Pigsties Bay – Marine Farm Lease 35 – Navigation Warning Mariners are advised that the western edge of Marine Farming Lease (MF35) in Pigsties Bay, located at Latitude…

M318-26(T) River Tamar – Long Reach and East Arm – Marine Fieldwork Mariners are advised that the Australian Maritime College will undertake supervised educational marine fieldwork training in the Long…

M127-26(T) Big Bay – Marine Farm Leases MF025 and MF032 – IALA Navigational Markers Mariners are advised that the northwest IALA spar post marker on MF025 (Zone 3 East) is…

M246-26(T) Port of Burnie – Seabed-Mounted Current Profiler Mariners are advised that a seabed-mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) has been deployed in the vicinity of Burnie Berth 2 (Tug…

M245-26 Port of Devonport – Minimum Declared Depths Following recent maintenance dredging operations and a hydrographic survey, the following declared depths now apply. Berth/Area Previous Depth Updated Minimum Depth Main Channel (Outer) *Please see note…

M317-26(T) Four Springs Lake – Water Monitoring Equipment Deployment Mariners are advised that a moored water monitoring buoy will be deployed at Four Springs Lake, approximately 100 metres west of…

M225-26(T) Pittwater – Marine Farm Lease 260 – Missing IALA Navigational Marker Mariners are advised that the southeast special marker at Marine Farming Lease No. 260 in Pittwater has been…

M283-26 River Derwent – Hydrographic Survey Operations Mariners are advised that above-water and underwater hydrographic survey operations will be conducted within the River Derwent deep-water channel between: Sullivan’s Cove –…

M218-26 River Tamar – Gravelly Beach – Stony Brook Mariners are advised that the West Tamar Council is currently undertaking inspections on the pedestrian footbridge that crosses Stony Brook at…

M214-26(T) River Derwent, South Arm – South Arm Jetty Mariners are advised that a wave panel has been dislodged from the northern end of the western side of the South…

M121-26 Flinders Island – Lady Barron Mariners are advised that the construction of the Flinders Island Safe Harbour Project is complete, with the rock groin commencing at position Latitude 40°…

M212-26(T) Stringers Bay – Marine Farming Lease 244 – Aid to Navigation Mariners are advised that the port marker located at Latitude 43°20.923’S, Longitude 147°03.485’E is currently unlit. Mariners should…

M115-26 River Derwent – Old Bridgewater Bridge – Demolition During this deconstruction work, a prohibited area is declared from 0700 on Sunday, 22 March 2026, around the bridge and will…

M277-26(T) South West Bass Strait – Deployment of Scientific Research Buoys Mariners are advised that six IMOS surface buoys for satellite altimetry calibration and validation will be deployed within 0.1…

M108-26(T) Picnic Island, Coles Bay – Navigation Warning Mariners are advised that there is a partially submerged mooring line (Point 1) with no float attached, located east of Picnic Island…

M276-26(T) D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Tower Bay – Mooring Works Mariners are advised that scientific research at the IMAS Scientific Research Permit site at Tower Bay in the lower D’Entrecasteaux Channel has…

M107-26(T) Great Oyster Bay – Marine Farm Lease 246 – Missing IALA Navigational Marker Mariners are advised that the northwest lit special marker is off-station at Marine Farm Lease 246…

M275-26 Georges Bay – Marine Farm Leases 027 and 253 – Navigation Hazard Mariners are advised that several subsurface longlines are currently extending outside the designated marine farming zones adjacent…

M054-26-26 Macquarie Harbour – Deployment of Acoustic Receiver Array – Amendment Mariners are advised that the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies has deployed 106 underwater listening stations (hydrophones) in…

M050-26 Port of Burnie – Geotechnical Drilling Works Mariners are advised that on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, the jack-up barge JUB will commence geotechnical drilling operations within a variety of…

M031-26 – Missionary Bay, D’Entrecasteaux Channel – Marine Farming Lease 180 – Installation of Special Marks Mariners are advised that the lease area of MF180 in Missionary Bay has changed.…

M024-26 River Derwent, New Norfolk – Erosion Works Mariners are advised that bank erosion prevention works will be undertaken on the River Derwent at Boyer Road, east of New Norfolk,…

M266-26 Macquarie Harbour – Oxygen Project Barge Mariners are advised that the period of operation for the barge Wombat, moored in Macquarie Harbour in position Latitude 42°17.554’S, Longitude 145°22.179’E, has…

M262-26 Flinders Island – Port Davies Boat Ramp – Temporary Closure Mariners are advised that the Port Davies Boat Ramp will be temporarily closed from Monday, 27 July 2026, weather…

M001-26(T) Inglis River, Wynyard – Aid to Navigation Mariners are advised that the lit starboard lateral mark, located on the seaward end of the groyne at the location, has been…

M257-26 Georges Bay – Marine Farm Leases 230 and 231 – Navigational Hazard Mariners are advised that a submerged longline, marked by a black buoy, is located between Marine Farm…

M391-25(T) Storm Bay, Cape Direction – Sunken Vessel Mariners are advised that the 6-metre aluminium vessel, which capsized in Storm Bay, Cape Direction, at position Latitude 43° 03.093’S 147° 25.259’E,…

M372-25 – Eaglehawk Bay – Marine Farming Lease 199 – Installation of Special Marks Mariners are advised that the lease area of MF199 in Eaglehawk Bay has changed. To reflect…

M367-25(T) Bass Strait – Burnie – Aquaculture Trial and Research Area Mariners are advised that the operation of marine aquaculture infrastructure for research purposes in waters north of Burnie by…

M246-26(T) Port of Burnie – Seabed-Mounted Current Profiler Mariners are advised that a seabed-mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) has been deployed in the vicinity of Burnie Berth 2 (Tug…

M362-25 Macquarie Harbour – Deployment of Acoustic Receiver Array Mariners are advised that the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies will be deploying 111 receivers in an overlapping array throughout…

M245-26 Port of Devonport – Minimum Declared Depths Following recent maintenance dredging operations and a hydrographic survey, the following declared depths now apply. Berth/Area Previous Depth Updated Minimum Depth Main Channel (Outer) *Please see note…

M361-25(T) Port of Stanley – Geotechnical Drilling Mariners are advised that geotechnical drilling works will be undertaken at the Port of Stanley from Wednesday, 26 November 2025, until further notice.…

M225-26(T) Pittwater – Marine Farm Lease 260 – Missing IALA Navigational Marker Mariners are advised that the southeast special marker at Marine Farming Lease No. 260 in Pittwater has been…

M348-25(T) Bass Strait – North of Low Head Mariners are advised that approximately ten shackles of anchor chain have been lost on the seabed north of Low Head, in approximate…

M224-26(T) Storm Bay – Variety Point – Wave Buoy Deployment Mariners are advised that a yellow wave buoy has been deployed within Huon Aquaculture’s Storm Bay 4 (MF261) marine farming…

M339-25(T) Mersey River – Northern Tasmania – Monitoring Buoy Mariners are advised that a water quality monitoring buoy has been installed in the Mersey River in position Latitude 41° 12.540’S…

M218-26 River Tamar – Gravelly Beach – Stony Brook Mariners are advised that the West Tamar Council is currently undertaking inspections on the pedestrian footbridge that crosses Stony Brook at…

M338-25(T) Bass Strait – North Coast Tasmania – Monitoring Buoys Mariners are advised that five water quality monitoring buoys will be installed in the following positions:        Latitude …

M214-26(T) River Derwent, South Arm – South Arm Jetty Mariners are advised that a wave panel has been dislodged from the northern end of the western side of the South…

M319-25(T) River Derwent – Selfs Point – Silt Curtain Installation Mariners are advised that, subject to favourable weather, a silt curtain will be installed between 1 October 2025 and 3…

M212-26(T) Stringers Bay – Marine Farming Lease 244 – Aid to Navigation Mariners are advised that the port marker located at Latitude 43°20.923’S, Longitude 147°03.485’E is currently unlit. Mariners should…

M285-25 Port of Launceston – Minimum Declared Depths and Maximum Operating Drafts Following recent mariner reports and hydrographic surveys, the declared depths listed below are now applicable for calculating the…

M284-25 Port of Hobart – Maximum Operating Draft at Risdon Berths Mariners are advised that the Master of any vessel navigating in Zone B, to or from the Berths at…

M283-25 Port of Hobart – Minimum Declared Depths Following a hydrographic survey of berths within the Port of Hobart, the following depths are now applicable.   M240-21 is cancelled.

M282-25 Port of Devonport – Minimum Declared Depths Following a recent bathymetric survey, the following declared depths are now applicable: Please note the following: 1. For minimum depth declaration purposes,…

M280-25 Port of Burnie – Declared Depths and Sectors Following the recent hydrographic survey in the Port, the following declared depths are now applicable. Vessels will be required to meet…

M277-25(T) Port of Devonport – Berth 1 West – Remediation Works Mariners are advised that remediation works at Berth 1 West, Port of Devonport, are ongoing. The works will occur…

M267-25 Port of Burnie – Wave Rider Buoy Special Marker Mariners are advised that the special marker buoy on the Burnie wave rider buoy is replaced in position at Latitude …

M264-25(T) Ansons Bay – Aid to Navigation Mariners are advised that the port lateral buoy marking Prop Rock at the entrance to Ansons Bay (Latitude 41o 03.759S Longitude 148o 17.915E)…

M256-25(T) River Tamar, Low Head – Navigation Warning Mariners are advised that the Barrel Rock marker, located at approximately 41° 03.990’S 146° 47.480’E, is currently off-station. An orange buoy has…

M245-25 Maria Island Wave Buoy Mariners are advised that the Maria Island Wave Buoy is replaced in position at Latitude 42° 31.301’S Longitude 148° 21.049’E. M236-25 is cancelled.

M228-25(T) Port of Devonport – Mersey River – Beacon 13 – Temporary Removal Mariners are advised the Mersey River beacon no 13 lateral mark (adjacent to Sayers Point) has been…

M197-25 Storm Bay – Marine Farm Lease 261 – Wave Buoy Deployment Mariners are advised that a yellow wave buoy has been deployed inside Huon Aquaculture’s Storm Bay 2 (MF261)…

M182-25(T) Lake Rosebery –  Oil Spill Response Mariners are advised that oil spill clean-up operations are ongoing in a small section of Henry Bay, Lake Rosebery. The affected area is…

M140-25 Port of Devonport – Berth 3 East – Construction Works Mariners are advised that construction work will commence at and around Berth No. 3 East in Devonport on Monday,…

M099-25(T) Georges Bay – Marine Farm Lease 065 – Black marker float Mariners are advised that a black marker float is moored to the East of Marine Farming Lease 065…

M010-24 Macquarie Harbour – Oxygen Project Barge Mariners are advised the barge “Wombat” will be moored in Macquarie Harbour in position Latitude 42° 17.554’S  Longitude 145° 22.179’E  from Saturday, 13…

M028-25(T) Port of Hobart – River Derwent – Limekiln Point Beacon Mariners are advised the Limekiln Point Beacon (Latitude 42° 50.800’S/Longitude 147° 20.220’E)  is temporarily replaced by a green lateral…

M430-24(T) Macquarie Harbour, Table Head – Deployment of Scientific Equipment Mariners are advised a mooring containing scientific equipment will be deployed off Table Head in Macquarie Harbour in position Latitude…

M381-24 Lake Meadowbank – Partially Submerged Tree Mariners are advised that a partially submerged tree approximately 7.75 km downstream of the Dunrobin Bridge public boat ramp, adjacent to the Meadow…

M339-24(T)  South and East Coast – Deployment of Fish Aggregating Devices Mariners are advised a Fish Aggregating Device has been established at Tasman (Off the Sisters) in position 42° 57.550’S…

M213-24 River Leven, Ulverstone – Floating Pontoon Mariners are advised a makeshift pontoon is floating in the Leven River in position Latitude 41° 9.509’S Longitude 146° 7.740’E potentially obstructing vessels…

M193-24 Navigation Hazard – Lewisham Mariners are advised that the wreck marker on the sunken vessel Iron Pot at Lewisham in position 42 50.195 / 147 36.598 is replaced by…

M178-24 Sullivans Cove – 5 Knot Zone Mariners are advised that in accordance with Regulation 63 of the Marine and Safety (Pilotage and Navigation) Regulations 2017, Marine and Safety Tasmania…

M159-24(T) Flinders Island, Lady Barron – Aid to Navigation Mariners are advised an isolated danger mark has been established in position Latitude 40° 12.851’S Longitude 148° 14.737’E Q(2) 5S to…

M090-24(T) Macquarie Harbour – Profiler Mooring Mariners are advised an environmental profiler mooring will be installed in Macquarie Harbour in position Latitude 42° 14.952’S, Longitude 145° 19.512’E from 23 May…

M037-24(T) Deployment of Water Monitoring Equipment Mariners are advised eight loggers will be deployed in Macquarie Harbour for water quality monitoring. Each logger will be on an independent mooring and…

M036-24(T) Deployment of Water Quality Monitoring Equipment Mariners are advised water quality monitoring equipment will be deployed on the boundary of the World Heritage Area in Macquarie Harbour on Wednesday,…

M027-24(T) River Derwent – Blackmans Bay – Kelp Research Area Mariners are advised that the sub-tidal longlines installed for a kelp research project south of Blackmans Bay will be moved…

M326-23 North Coast – Deployment of Fish Aggregating Devices Mariners are advised four Fish Aggregating Devices have been installed along the North Coast in the following positions: Burnie Latitude –…

M338-23(T) Macquarie Harbour – Deployment of Data Loggers Two subsurface loggers will be deployed in Macquarie Harbour on Wednesday, 27 September 2023 to monitor water quality. These will be vertically…

M407-22 King Island – Port of Grassy – Virtual Aids to Navigation Virtual Aids to Navigation (V.AtoNs) have been established in the Grassy Pilotage Area in the following positions: Frog…

M373-22(T) Port of Devonport – Virtual Aids to Navigation A Virtual Aid to Navigation (V.AtoN) has been established in the Port of Devonport in position, Latitude 41° 09.910’ S, Longitude…

M297-22 Port of Devonport – Mersey River – Current Profiler Mariners are advised that TasPorts has established a floating current profiler in the Mersey River to the south of the…

M239-22 Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd – VTS Provider The Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd (TasPorts) has been authorised as a VTS Provider in accordance with the provisions of Marine Order…

M204-22 Autonomous Operations Areas Mariners are advised that the following areas (attached) have been designated as Autonomous Operations Areas (AOA). Operations occurring in these areas may include Autonomous Underwater Vehicles…

M001-22 Inland Waters – Prohibited Areas Mariners are hereby notified that, on and from the date of this notice, all forms of navigation within any of the areas specified in…

M335-21 Port of Port Latta – Minimum Declared Depth Following a recent dredging operation at Port Latta, and subsequent comprehensive post-dredge hydrographic survey of the berth pocket, the minimum declared…

M019-21 Grassy Harbour- Generator Platform Mariners are advised that a 24.1 metre x 7.6 metre generator platform “UniWave 200” has been anchored to the west of Grassy Harbour breakwater in…

Mariners, persons in charge of small craft and others concerned are hereby advised that a 7 knot speed limit will apply to all waters in Risby Cove, eastwards of a…

Regulation 71 of the Marine and Safety (Pilotage and Navigation) Regulations 2017 provides for the declaration of a specified area surrounding any vessel navigating to be a prohibited area for…

Regulation 71 of the Marine and Safety (Pilotage and Navigation) Regulations 2017 provides for the declaration of a specified area surrounding any vessel navigating to be a prohibited area for…