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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION - University of Melbourne Inter-Collegiate Regatta
Event name:
University of Melbourne Inter-Collegiate Regatta
Date/time of event:
13th November 2023 6am - 11:30am
Location:
Yarra River
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager
for 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 the
University of Melbourne, persons and vessels involved in the University of
Melbourne Inter-Collegiate Regatta 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
Waterway
Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
5.
Clause 3.1 of Schedule 3 – 5 knot speed restriction
on waters of the Yarra River.
Marine
Safety Regulations 2012
7.
Regulation 100(3) – persons on vessels must wear a
PFD of type specified at all times when underway on inland water
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of competing vessels are only exempt from 2 to 7 in the above list
when competing in the event
·
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 on
shore.
·
Occupants of rescue and official vessels must wear a PFD at all times
and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment.
·
Rescue boats must carry additional floatation devices to support persons
that may be required to be rescued.
·
The exemptions apply from 6:00am to 11:30am on Saturday 13 May 2023 within
the exclusion zone waters – Yarra River between upstream
edge of the VRA landing and Church Street Bridge.
·
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: Click
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Section 208(2)
NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager
for Yarra River upstream of the port waters of the Port of Melbourne 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 University of Melbourne Inter-Collegiate Regatta
are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following waters.
Waters of the Yarra River – between a straight line from the
upstream edge of the VRA landing across to the Northern Bank extending to the upstream
edge of Church Street Bridge.
The exclusion zone will be in effect from 6:00am to 11:30am
on Saturday 13 May 2023.
By Order
of Parks Victoria
Dated: 11/05/2023
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 11/05/23