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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemptions
Event name:
2026 PV Marathon Yarra Doubles Race
Date/time of event:
9:00am to 5:00pm on the 24th of October 2026
Location:
7:00am to 2:00pm on Sunday 25 October 2026
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Yarra River upstream of the
port waters of the Port of Melbourne, 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 2026 PV Marathon Yarra Doubles Race are exempt from the following
requirements:
State Rules made under the Marine
Act 1988
1. Clause 2(c) – must not exceed 5
knots within 50 metres of another vessel
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
Waterway Rules made under the Marine
Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
4.
Clause 3.1 of Schedule 3 – 5 knot speed restriction on the Yarra River.
Marine Safety Regulations 2023
5. Regulation 61(5) – requirement to carry specified equipment on vessel on
inland waters (bucket with lanyard, waterproof buoyant torch)
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 to 4 when competing in the events,
and item 1 applies only when within 50 metres of another competing vessel
- Competing vessels are
exempt from item 5 for the duration of the event
- All participants and
occupants of rescue vessels 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 7:00am to 2:00pm on
Sunday 25 October 2026, waters of the Yarra River, between approximately 100m
upstream of the Hawthorn Bridge Hawthorn, to approximately 100m downstream of
MacRobertson Bridge Burnley, Melbourne
- 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: 13/08/2026
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 13/08/26