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Public Notice Declaration Of Boating Activity Exemption
Event name:
2023-24 Southern Waters Ski Show
Date/time of event:
22nd October 2023, 10th November 2023, 19th November 2023, 24th November 2023, 08th December 2023, 17th December 2023, 14th January 2024, 09th February 2024, 18th February 2024, 15th March 2024, 24th March 2024, 12th April 2024, 21st April 2024
Location:
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 Water Sports Centre, makes
the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of
boating activity conducted by Southern Waters Ski Show Team, persons and
vessels involved in the 2023-24 Southern Waters Ski Show Team events 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
5.
Clause 19(b) – master of a vessel must not tow
more than 3 persons
Marine
Safety Regulations 2023
6.
Regulation 61(6) – Master requirement to carry lifejacket on vessel on
inland waters for each person onboard (or being towed)
7.
Regulation 66(3) – Persons on vessels must wear a lifejacket of type
specified at all times when underway on inland waters
8.
Regulation 69 – A person being towed must wear a lifejacket
9.
Regulation 70 – Master
of vessel must ensure occupants wear a lifejacket and must not allow the vessel
to be operated unless persons onboard when underway or being towed wear a
lifejacket
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
· Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt
from items 1-4 when undertaking a rescue operation to retrieve persons in
distress, provide for the initial medical or other needs and deliver them to a
place of safety, provided they operate at a speed not exceeding 5 knots within
10 metres of the waters’ edge.
·
Masters
of participating vessels are only exempt from items 3-4 for the duration of the
events, and item 3 provided they operate at a speed not exceeding 5 knots
within 10 metres of the waters’ edge.
· Masters of participating vessels are only
exempt from items 5, 6, 9 when towing water skiers who are participating in
trick events and when retrieving water skiers who are participating in trick
events and exempt from wearing a personal flotation device.
·
Persons
being towed are only exempt from items 7 & 8 when participating in the
following trick skiing activities:
o
Three tier pyramid on the second or third tier;
o
Rope held by toe manoeuvres;
o
Swivel acts; and
o
Doubles couples acts.
·
The exemptions apply to the times, dates and events as specified in
Table 1 below, to the persons and vessels
listed within the event application who are participating in the Southern
Waters Ski Show Team events on the waters of the Patterson River – National
Water Sports Centre.
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to.
Table
1 – 2022-23 Southern Waters Ski Show Team events
Event
|
Day
|
Date
|
Time
|
Training & Community Show
|
Sunday
|
22 October 2023
|
9:00am – 5:30pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Friday
|
10 November 2023
|
4:00pm – 8:00pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Sunday
|
19 November 2023
|
9:00am – 5:30pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Friday
|
24 November 2023
|
4:00pm – 8:00pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Friday
|
08 December 2023
|
4:00pm – 8:00pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Sunday
|
17 December 2023
|
9:00am – 5:30pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Sunday
|
14 January 2024
|
9:00am – 5:30pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Friday
|
19 January 2024
|
4:00pm – 8:00pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Friday
|
09 February 2024
|
4:00pm – 8:00pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Sunday
|
18 February 2024
|
9:00am – 5:30pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Friday
|
15 March 2024
|
4:00pm – 8:00pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Sunday
|
24 March 2024
|
9:00am – 5:30pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Friday
|
12 April 2024
|
4:00pm – 8:00pm
|
Training & Community Show
|
Sunday
|
21 April 2024
|
9:00am – 5:30pm
|
For and
on behalf of Parks Victoria
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 18/10/23