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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION AND NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE
Event name:
Moodemere Slalom Classic
Date/time of event:
Friday 17th to Sunday 19th February 2023, 8.00am to 6.00pm
Location:
Lake Moodemere
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks
Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Lake Moodemere, makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of
the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Moodemere
Waterski Club, persons and vessels involved in the Moodemere Slalom Classic are
exempt from the following requirements:
State Rules made under the Marine Act 1988
1. Clause 2(a) – 5 knots within 50 metres of a person in the water;
2. Clause 2(c) – 5 knots within 50 metre of a vessel or buoy;
3. Clause 3(b) – 5 knots within 50 metres of a fixed or floating structure;
4. Clause 129.1 – Area prohibited to vessels near the boat ramp; and
5. Clause 129.5 – A person must not operate a vessel equipped with engines
used for propulsion in the exclusive use and special purpose area at a speed
exceeding 5 knots if another vessel is operating at 5
knots or for a continuous period of more than 15 minutes if there is another
vessel waiting to operate.
Subject to the
conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of competing
vessels are only exempt from 1 - 5 in the above list when competing in the
event.
·
Masters of rescue
vessels are only exempt from 1 - 5 and must adhere to speed and distance rules
unless 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.
·
Occupants of powered
vessels involved with the event must always wear a personal flotation device
during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment,
including rescue vessels.
·
The exemptions apply
from 8:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th of
February 2023 for the waters Lake Moodemere 180 meters north of the boat ramp
to an area delineated by soft inflatable buoys at Picnic Point, between the two
approximate GPS coordinates 36°2’46.57”S, 146°22’53.63”E and 36°3’10.3356”S, 146°23’11.8644”E.
·
The exemptions apply
provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the
application form and associated documentation are adhered to.
Section 208(2)
NOTICE OF
BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE
Parks Victoria as the
declared waterway manager for Lake Moodemere 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 Moodemere
Slalom Classic are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following
waters.
Waters of Lake
Moodemere – 180 meters north of the boat ramp to an
area delineated by soft inflatable buoys at Picnic Point, between the two approximate
GPS coordinates 36°2’46.57”S, 146°22’53.63”E and 36°3’10.3356”S, 146°23’11.8644”E.
The
exclusion zone will be in effect from 8:00am on Friday 17th
of February 2023 to 6:00pm Sunday 19th of February 2023.
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 09/01/23