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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption and Set Aside- Monjon Cerberus Swim Classic
Event name:
Monjon Cerberus Swim Classic
Date/time of event:
15th February 2025 8:00am- 1:00pm
Location:
Port Phillip- Half Moon Bay
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the Local Port of Port Phillip, makes the
following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Half Moon Bay Surf Life Saving Club, persons
and vessels involved in the Monjon Cerberus Swim Classic are exempt from the following
requirements:
State Rules made under the Marine Act 1988
1. Clause 2(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of a person in the water
2. Clause 2(c) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of another vessel
3. Clause 4(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 200 metres of the water’s edge
4. Clause 4(b) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of a wharf, jetty, slipway, diving platform
or boat ramp
Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
5. Clause 1.1.7(h) of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction area within 200 metres of the water’s
edge – North East Port Phillip
6. Clause 1.2.9(i) of Schedule 1 - area prohibited to vessels at Half Moon Bay Beach
7. Clause 1.1.12(a) of Schedule 1 – the master of a personal watercraft must not operate the
personal watercraft for any purpose other than transiting in the safest most direct course to, or
from the shore and/or boat ramp or berthing facility (including a jetty, pier or mooring), whilst
operating within designated 5 knot speed restriction zone
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
• Masters of rescue vessels (including personal watercraft (PWC) support vessels) are only
exempt from item 1 to 5 when undertaking a rescue operation to retrieve persons in distress,
provide for their initial medical or other needs and deliver them to a place of safety on shore,
and must adhere to speed and distance rules at all other times, and item 6 for the duration of the
event.
• Masters of PWC support vessels are only exempt from item 7 (irregular riding rule) for the
duration of the event.
• Occupants of powered rescue vessels (including PWC support vessels) involved with the event
must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and PWC support vessels must have all
prescribed safety equipment.
• Masters of mechanically powered LSV vessels up to and including 4.8 metres in length (other
than personal watercraft) are exempt from the carriage of specified safety equipment whilst
within visual range of a staffed lifesaving facility or flagged area, as per the Exemptions for Life
Saving Victoria vessels in Exemption Notice 1.
• The exemptions apply from 9:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday 15 February 2025 (back-up date
Saturday 15 March 2025) to the persons and vessels involved in the Monjon Cerberus Swim
Classic within the Set Aside Waters of Half Moon Bay Beach.
• The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are adhered to.
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 13/02/25