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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
Western Beaches Outrigger Canoe Regatta
Date/time of event:
7am - 4:30pm 27th August 2023
Location:
Maribyrnong River upstream of Shepherd Bridge on Footscray Road
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria (PV) as the declared waterway manager
for Maribyrnong River upstream of Shepherd Bridge on Footscray Road, makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of
the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of
boating activity conducted by Western Beaches Outrigger Canoe Club, persons and
vessels involved in the 2023 Western Beaches OC1/OC2/V1/V3 Outrigger Canoe
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
5.
Clause 4.1 of Schedule 4 – 5 knot speed restriction on the waters
of the Maribyrnong River
Marine Safety Regulations
2023
6.
Regulation 61(5) & 61(7) – Master requirement to
carry listed safety equipment on vessel on inland waters (a bailer or bilge
pump on human powered vessel with covered bilge/closed compartments).
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
- Masters of rescue
vessels are only exempt from items 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.
- Competitors are only
exempt from 2 to 5 when competing in the events, and item 2 applies only when within 50 metres
of another competitor or competing vessel.
- Competitors of OC1 & OC2 category are
exempt from item 6 for the duration of the event.
- Occupants of all vessels
involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the
event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment, unless exempt.
- The exemptions apply
from 7:00am to 4:30pm on Sunday 27 August 2023.
- 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: 04/04/23