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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION AND SETASIDE
Event name:
Cold Water Qualifier
Date/time of event:
2nd May 2026
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip Bay - 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 Black Rock Yacht Club, persons and vessels involved in the Cold Water Qualifier 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
5. Clause 1.1.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction area of North East Port Phillip
6. Clause 1.1.9(i) of Schedule 1 – areas prohibited to vessels at Half Moon Bay
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
· All occupants of vessels (RHIBs and kayaks) involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment
· The exemptions apply from 5:30am to 12:30pm on Saturday 2 May 2026 (back-up date Sunday 3 May 2026) within the waters off Half Moon Bay Beach and Black Rock Jetty
· 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: 8/04/2026
Port Management Act 1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2025
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1) Local ports of Port Phillip,
I,Sarah Auld,
Director Maritime and Waterways of
Parks Victoria (as delegate of the Port Manager),
determine under Regulation 11(1) of the Port
Management (Local Ports) Regulations
2025 that the areas defined in
the following table are set aside for the purposes and conditions specified.
This determination has been made in accordance with Regulation 11(2)
(b)
if the port manager
reasonably believes that there is imminent
risk of—
(i)
harm or damage to—
(A)
the health or safety
of any person; or
(B)
local port facilities or other property; or
(C)
the natural environment; or
(ii)
significant interference with the safe, efficient and effective management of
the local port.
In accordance with Regulation 11(4),
this determination replaces
any previous set aside determination made by the port manager in respect of that area or any part
there of that area for the period specified in this temporary determination.
This determination applies from 6:00am to 12:00pm
on Saturday 2nd May 2026.
Signed at Melbourne
by Sarah Auld
Director Maritime & Waterways
Director Maritime & Waterways
on 8 April 2026
OFFICIAL
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Regulation
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Description
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Purpose
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Area
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Reasonable conditions (Regulation 14)
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11(1)(a)
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Determination to set aside an area in a local port in which access to
that area is prohibited or restricted for not
more than
90 days.
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To set aside an area for the safety of participants in the Black
Rock Yacht Club Cold Water Qualifier
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That area at Half Moon Bay between Black Rock Jetty & Red Bluff
at the below approximate locations as marked on the map attached:
SHORT COURSE (before 7:30am) 1.
37° 58' 8.40"S, 145° 00' 38.16"E
2.
37° 57' 51.12"S, 145°
00' 37.08"E
3.
37° 57' 50.40"S, 145°
00' 36.00"E
LONG COURSE (after 7:30am)
1. 37° 58' 4.80"S, 145° 00' 39.60"E 2. 37° 57' 51.12"S, 145° 00' 37.08"E 3.
37° 57' 33.48"S, 145°
00' 32.40"E
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Mariners are requested to avoid the event area during the Set Aside
period and follow
the direction of event
marshals and safety personnel.
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By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 14/04/26
Attachments: