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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemptions
Event name:
Equipment demo day
Date/time of event:
7:00am – 6:00pm on Saturday 8 November 2025
Location:
National Water Sports Centre
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Patterson River, upstream of the Nepean Highway Bridge to Eumemmering Creek (including the National Water Sports Centre), makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of boating activity conducted by National Water Sports Centre Ski Club, persons and vessels involved in the Equipment Demo Day 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 3(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of the water’s edge
3. Clause 3(b) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of a fixed or floating structure
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
• Masters of NWSC Ski Club vessel are exempt from items 1-3 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.
• Masters of nominated towing vessel are exempt from items 1-3 for the duration of the event
provided only one nominated towing vessel/competitor is on the water at any one time, and
item 3 only if they operate at a speed not exceeding 5 knots within 10 metres of the waters’
edge.
• All participants being towed wear a lifejacket at all times.
• All occupants of vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times and have
all prescribed safety equipment.
• In the event of any injuries which result in hospitalisation, a fatality or an incident involving a
person or vessel not involved in the event, these must be immediately reported to Victoria
Police and Safe Transport Victoria (ST Vic). In the case of all other incidents ST Vic requires
incident reports within seven (7) days and a finalised report within 30 days.
• The exemptions apply from 7:00am – 6:00pm on Saturday 8 November 2025 within the
waters of the National Water Sports Centre.
• 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: 25/09/25