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/s/ DAVID R. CARMICHAEL

April 6, 2007

David R. Carmichael
as attorney-in-fact

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2007.
Registration Nos.


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933		x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.		o

Post-Effective Amendment No. 3		x

700 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(949) 219-7286
(Depositor’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Charlene A. Grant
Assistant Vice President
Pacific Life Insurance Company
700 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Name and address of agent for service)


Charlene A. Grant		Jeffrey S. Puretz, Esq
Pacific Life Insurance Company		Dechert LLP
P.O. Box 9000		1775 Eye Street, N.W.
Newport Beach, CA 92658-9030		Washington, D.C. 20006-2401

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
o immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
x on May 1, 2007 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

Title of Securities Being Registered: Interests in the Separate Account under Pacific Voyages individual flexible premium variable annuity contracts.

This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the sole purpose of delaying the effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-136597 filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on February 9, 2007. Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 was scheduled to become effective on April 10, 2007. The contents of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 are incorporated by reference herein. As stated on the cover page to this filing, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 is intended to become effective on May 1, 2007.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Registration Statement and has caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized in the City of Newport Beach, and the State of California on this 6th day of April, 2007.


		SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
				(Registrant)

		By:		PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

		By:

				James T. Morris*
				Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

		By:		PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Depositor)

		By:

				James T. Morris*
				Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:


Signature	Title	Date

James T. Morris*	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	April 6, 2007
Khanh T. Tran*	Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	April 6, 2007
David R. Carmichael*	Director, Senior Vice President and General Counsel	April 6, 2007
Audrey L. Milfs*	Director, Vice President and Corporate Secretary	April 6, 2007
Edward R. Byrd*	Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer	April 6, 2007
Brian D. Klemens*	Vice President and Treasurer	April 6, 2007
Gerald W. Robinson*	Executive Vice President	April 6, 2007

(Powers of Attorney are contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 of the Registration Statement filed on Form N-4 for Separate Account A, File No. 333-136597 Accession No. 0000892569-06-001339 filed on November 8, 2006, as Exhibit 13.)


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		x
Amendment No. 178		x


x		this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.