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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption
Event name:
All RV Regattas for the 2023-2024 season NWSC
Date/time of event:
Refer to table
Location:
Patterson River, National Water Sports Centre
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING
ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for
Patterson River, upstream of the Nepean Highway Bridge to Eumemmering Creek
including the National Waters Sports Centre (NWSC), makes
the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010
(Vic).
For the
purposes of boating activity conducted by Rowing Victoria (RV) at NWSC, persons
and vessels involved in the Rowing Victoria Regattas 2023-2024 Season outlined
in Table 1 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
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
- Masters of competing vessels are only exempt from 2 to
4 in the above list when competing in the event.
- Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from 1 to 4
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.
- Masters of competing vessels are only exempt from 3
provided they do not exceed 5 knots within 10 metres of the water’s edge.
- Occupants of powered vessels involved with the event
must wear a lifejacket at all times during the
event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment, including
rescue vessels.
- The event is operating under the auspices of Rowing
Victoria, including the Rowing Victoria Safety Management Plan, which
meets the criteria of Clause 3 of Exemption Notice 1 in respect of the
exemption for rowing vessels to not carry and competitors not wear a lifejacket.
- The exemptions apply for the dates, times and events
specified in Table 1 below.
- The exemptions apply provided the stated safety
controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated
documentation are adhered to.
Table 1 – Rowing Victoria Regattas 2023-2024 Season, NWSC
|
Date
|
Time
|
Event
|
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23 September 2023
|
7:30am – 12:00pm
|
NTT #1
|
|
21 October 2023
|
7:30am – 12:00pm
|
NTT #2
|
|
11 November 2023
|
7:30am – 12:00pm
|
NTT #3
|
|
25 November 2023
|
7:30am – 6:30pm
|
Regatta
|
|
9 December 2023
|
7:30am – 6:30pm
|
NTT #4 & Regatta
|
|
13 April 2024
|
7:30am – 6:30pm
|
Masters Regatta
|
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 14/08/23