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PROPOSED DECLARATION TO EXEMPT BOATING ACTIVITY - WSTC Triathlon Series 2022/23 & Girls Secondary School Triathlon 2023
Event name:
Western Suburbs Triathlon Series 2022-23 & Girls Secondary School Triathlon 2023
Date/time of event:
20 November 2022 - 2 April 2023
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip, Altona Pier
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 Western
Suburbs Triathlon Club, persons and vessels involved in the Western Suburbs
Triathlon Series 2022-23 & Girls Secondary School Triathlon 2023 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
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
6.
Clause 1.5.9(a) of Schedule 1 – Vessel prohibited
zone east of Altona Pier
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from item 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.
·
Masters of all vessels are only
exempt from item 6 for the duration of the events.
·
All participants on vessels involved with the event must wear a personal
floatation device at all times during the event and vessels must have all
prescribed safety equipment.
·
The exemptions apply from for the times & dates specified in Table 1
below within the waters adjacent to Altona Life Saving Club
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to.
Table
1: Western
Suburbs Triathlon Series Events 2022-23
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Day
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Date
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Time
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Sunday
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20 November 2022
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6:00am – 8:30am
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18 December 2022
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29 January 2023
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19 February 2023
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26 February 2023
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6:00am – 11:15am
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19 March 2023
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6:00am – 8:30am
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2 April 2023
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Dated: 10/11/2022
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 10/11/22