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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival
Date/time of event:
Sunday 19 February 2023 9:00am to 4:00pm
Location:
Yarra River, Victoria Harbour
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks
Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the 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 Dragon Boat Victoria, persons and vessels
involved in the Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival 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 3(a) – must not exceed 5
knots within 50 metres of the water’s edge
4.
Clause 3(b) – must not exceed 5
knots within 50 metres of a fixed or floating structure
5.
Clause 3.1 of Schedule 3 – 5 knot
speed restriction on waters of the Yarra River
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of rescue vessels are
only exempt from item 1 to 5 provided they do not exceed the speed of a competing Dragon boat,
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.
·
Competitors are only exempt
from items 2 to 5 when competing in the events.
·
All participants involved with
the event must wear a personal floatation device at all times
·
Occupants
of mechanically powered vessels involved with the event must wear a personal flotation
device at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed
safety equipment, including rescue vessels.
·
The exemptions apply from
9:00am to 4:00pm on Sunday 19 February 2023 on the waters of the Yarra River,
Victoria Harbour.
·
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: 24/01/23