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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim
Date/time of event:
11 February 2023 - 9.30am to 12.30pm
Location:
Waters of Indented Head, Local Port of Port Phillip
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 Indented Head Yacht Club, persons and vessels
involved in the Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim 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 – five (5) knot speed restriction zone in
South West Port Phillip
5.
Clause 1.4.9(c) of Schedule 1 – area prohibited to vessels in South West
Port Phillip
6.
Clause 1.4.12(c) of Schedule 1 – the master of a personal watercraft
must not operate the personal watercraft for any purpose other than transiting
in the safest most direct course to, or from the shore and/or boat ramp or
berthing facility (including a jetty, pier or mooring), whilst operating within
designated 5 knot speed restriction zone.
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of rescue personal watercraft are only exempt from item 6 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 9.30 am to
12.30 pm on Saturday 11 February 2023 within the
event set aside waters at Indented Head, between Point George and
Indented Head, 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.
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 25/01/23