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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION AND NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE
Event name:
Rip View Swim Classic
Date/time of event:
29 December 2022
Location:
Waters of Lonsdale 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 Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club, persons and vessels
involved in the Rip View Swim Classic 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 1.4.7
of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction area of South
West Port Phillip
5.
Clause 1.4.12(c) of Schedule 1 – The
master of a personal watercraft must not operate the personal watercraft: in an
irregular riding manner, and 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 rescue vessels (including
personal watercraft) are only exempt from 1 to 4 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.
· Masters of rescue personal
watercraft are only exempt from item 5 for the duration of the event.
· Masters of all rescue vessels and
rescue craft involved with the event must wear a personal floatation device at
all times during the event, and all rescue vessels (including personal
watercraft) must have all prescribed safety equipment.
· The exemptions apply from 7.00am to 6.00pm
on Thursday 29 December 2022 within the exclusion zone waters - Lonsdale Bay,
between Santa Casa Beach, Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale front beach extending
200m-400m from shore following the coastline, as marked by buoys.
· The exemptions apply provided the
stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and
associated documentation are adhered to.
Marine Safety Act 2010
Section 208(2)
NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION
ZONE
Parks Victoria as the declared
waterway manager for the Local Port of Port Phillip hereby gives notice under
section 208(2) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) that all persons and
vessels not registered to take part in the Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving
Club’s Rip View Swim Classic are prohibited from entering and remaining in the
following waters.
Waters of Lonsdale Bay - between
Santa Casa Beach, Queenscliff (38° 16.497’ S, 144° 39.163’ E) extending 200m
from shore, following the coastline to the mid-point (38° 16.695’ S, 144°
37.378’ E) 300m from shore and to Point Lonsdale front beach (38° 17.202’ S,
144° 37.290’ E) extending 400m from shore, as marked by buoys.
The
exclusion zone will be in effect from 7:00am to 6:00pm on Thursday 29 December
2022.
By Order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 5/12/2022
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 13/12/22