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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION - University of Melbourne Inter-Collegiate Regatta
Event name:
University of Melbourne Inter-Collegiate Regatta
Date/time of event:
7.00am - 11.30am Saturday 9 May 2026
Location:
Yarra River between upstream edge of the VRA landing and across the river to the downstream edge of Cremorne Rail Bridge.
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Yarra
River, makes the following declaration under section
203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010
(Vic).
For the purposes of
boating activity conducted by University of Melbourne (UoM), persons and
vessels involved in the Melbourne University Intercollegiate Regatta 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 3(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of the water’s
edge
4.
Clause 3(b) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of a fixed or
floating structure
Waterway
Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
5.
Clause 3.1 of Schedule 3 – 5 knot speed restriction on waters of the
Yarra River.
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of rescue vessels are exempt from items 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
·
Masters of competing vessels are only exempt from items 2 to 5 in the
above list when competing in the event
·
Occupants of mechanically powered vessels 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
·
The event is operating under
the auspices of Rowing Victoria, including the Rowing Victoria Safety
Management Plan, which meets the criteria of Clause 3 of Exemption Notice 1
made under the Marine Regulations 1999 in respect of the exemption for rowing vessels
to not carry or wear a lifejacket
·
The exemptions apply from 7:00am to 11:30am on Saturday 9 May 2026 within
the exclusion zone waters – Yarra River between upstream
edge of the VRA landing and across the river to the downstream edge of Cremorne
Rail Bridge
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to
Dated: 5/03/2026
Section 208(2)
NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager
for Yarra River upstream of the port waters of the Port of Melbourne hereby gives notice under section 208(2) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) that all persons and vessels not
registered to take part in the University of Melbourne Inter-Collegiate Regatta
are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following waters.
Waters of the Yarra River – between a straight line from the
upstream edge of the VRA landing across the river to the downstream edge of
Cremorne Rail Bridge
The exclusion zone will be in effect from 7:00am to
11:30am on Saturday 9 May 2026.
By Order
of Parks Victoria
Dated: 5/03/2026
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 16/03/26