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Victorian Poilce Emergency Services Games

Event name:

Victorian Poilce Emergency Services Games

Date/time of event:

8.30am - 3.00pm Friday 10th October 2025

Location:

Sandridge Waters - Port Phillip Western Point

Details:

PUBLIC NOTICE

DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for 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 Life Saving Victoria, persons and vessels involved in the Victorian Police Emergency Services Games - Ocean Events 2025 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

Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988

4. Clause 1.1.7(a) of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction area at Sandridge.

5. Clause 1.1.9(a) of Schedule 1 – area prohibited to vessels at Sandridge.

6. Clause 1.2.12 (b) 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 a boat ramp or berthing facility (including a jetty, pier or mooring), whilst operating within designated 5 knot speed restriction zones.

Subject to the conditions detailed below:

· Masters of rescue vessels (including personal watercraft (PWCs)) are only exempt from 1-4 in the above list 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 5 for the duration of the event.

· Competitors are only exempt from items 2 to 5 when competing in the events, and item 2 applies only when within 50 metres of a competitor or course/rescue vessel.

· All participants in vessels, and occupants of official and rescue vessels, involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment.

· Rescue boats must carry additional floatation devices to support persons that may be required to be rescued.

· Masters of PWC rescue vessels are exempt from item 6 for the duration of the event.

· Mechanically powered LSV vessels are exempt from the carriage of specified safety equipment as per the Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria vessels in Exemption Notice 1, whilst operating within visual range of a staffed lifesaving facility.

· The exemptions apply from 6:00am to 4:00pm on Friday 10 October 2025 to persons and vessels participating in the 2025 Victoria Police and Emergency Services Games (Ocean Events).

· 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: 23/09/2025

By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 29/09/25