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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemptions
Event name:
2026 Victorian Lifesaving Endurance Championships
Date/time of event:
9:00am to 5:00pm on the 24th of October 2026
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip - Mentone
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 Life Saving Victoria, persons and vessels involved in the 2026 Victorian
Lifesaving Endurance Championships 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
1.2.7 of Schedule 1
– 5 knot speed restriction within 200 meters of water’s edge – East Port
Phillip
5. Claude 1.2.9 (a) of schedule
1 – Area prohibited to vessels at Mentone Beach
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
vessels providing rescue services must ensure they comply with the gazetted
waterway rules and Marine Safety Act 2010 in respect to minimum speed
and distance requirements, unless otherwise 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 competing vessels are
only exempt from items 1 - 5 in the above list when competing in the event
· Masters
of personal watercraft (PWCs) are exempt from item 6 for the duration of the
event
· Occupants of rescue vessels
(including PWCs) involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times
during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment,
including rescue vessels
· The exemptions apply from 8:00am to 5:00pm
on Saturday 24 October 2026 within the Set Aside waters – Mentone Beach
· The exemptions apply provided the
stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and
associated documentation are adhered to
Dated: 10/08/2026
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 10/08/26