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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemptions

Event name:

Paddle Vic Ocean Paddling Series 26-27

Date/time of event:

Various

Location:

Various

Details:

PUBLIC NOTICE

DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the Local Port of Port Phillip and Western Port Bay, makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).

For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Paddle Victoria, persons and vessels involved in the Paddle Victoria Ocean Paddling Series 2026/2027 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 I Marine Act 1988

5. Clause 1.1.7(a) of Schedule 1 - 5 knot speed restriction within 200m of the water's edge in North East Port Phillip - Sandridge Beach

6. Clause 1.2.7 of Schedule 1 - 5 knot speed restriction within 200m of the water's edge in East Port Phillip

7. Clause 1.4.7 of Schedule 1 - 5 knot speed restriction within 200m of the water's edge in South West Port Phillip

8. Clause 5.3(a)(i) of Schedule 5 - 5 knot speed restriction within 200m of the water's edge in Western Port Bay - Somers

9. Clause 1.1.9(a) of Schedule 1 - Area prohibited to vessels within North East Port Phillip - Sandridge Beach

10. Clause 1.2.9(a),(b),(g),(k) of Schedule 1 -Areas prohibited to vessels within East Port Phillip - Mentone, Mordialloc, Carrum & Frankston

11. Clause 1.3.9(a),(c),(d) of Schedule 1 -Areas prohibited to vessels within South East Port Phillip

- Safety Beach, Rosebud & Rye

12. Clause 1.4.9(f) of Schedule 1 - Area prohibited to vessels within South West Port Philip - St Helens Jetty

Subject to the conditions detailed below:

• Masters of rescue vessels are exempt from items 1 to 8 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 items 9-12 for the duration of the event at that location

• Competitors are only exempt from items 2 to 8 when competing in the events, and items 9-12 when competing at an event at that location, and item 2 only applies only when within 50 metres of another competitor or competing vessel

• All participants involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment

• All occupants of IRB rescue vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and must carry prescribed safety equipment

• The exemptions apply during the times, dates and locations as listed in Table 1 below

• The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are adhered to

Table 1: Paddle Vic Ocean Paddling Series 26-27

Event name	Date	Time	Location
Sandridge Bay Classic	Sunday 30 August 2026 Back-up: 6 September 2026	8:00am to 1:00pm	Waters between Sandridge Beach and Port Melbourne
Mentone Open Challenge	Sunday 18 October 2026 Back-up: 25 October 2026	8:00am to 1:00pm	Waters between Half Moon Bay and Beaumaris
Corio Bay Dolphin Challenge	Sunday 1 November 2026 Back-up: 31 October 2026	8:00am to 1:00pm	Waters of Corio Bay, between St Helens and Drumcondra
Peninsula Downwind Classic	Saturday 13 March 2027 Back-up 21 March 2027	8:00am to 4:00pm	Waters between Mordialloc and Frankston, Safety Beach to Portsea, and Flinders to Somers

By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 18/08/26