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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
Western Suburbs Triathlon Series Events 2023-24 & Girls Secondary School 2024
Date/time of event:
17 December 2023, 28 January 2024, 18 February 2024, 17 March 2024, 21 April 2024 6.30am - 8.15am. 24 Februaury 2024 6.00am - 11.15am
Location:
Port Phillip (Corio Bay- Altona Pier)
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 the Western Suburbs Triathlon Club, persons and
vessels involved in the Western Suburbs Triathlon Series 2023-2024 & Girls
Secondary School Triathlon 2024 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
3.
Clause 4(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 200 metres of the water’s
edge
4.
Clause 4(b) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50
metres of a wharf, jetty, slipway, diving platform or boat ramp
5.
Clause 1.5.7
of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction in North West Port Phillip
6.
Clause 1.5.9(a) of Schedule 1 – Vessel prohibited
zone east of Altona Pier
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
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.
·
Masters of all vessels are only
exempt from item 6 for the duration of the events.
·
All participants on vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket
at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety
equipment.
·
The exemptions apply from for the times & dates specified in Table 1
below within the waters adjacent to Altona Life Saving Club.
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to.
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Date
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Time
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Sunday
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17 December 2023
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6:30am – 8:15am
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28 January 2024
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18 February 2024
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25 February 2024
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6:00am – 11:15am
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17 March 2024
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6:30am – 8:15am
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21 April 2024
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By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 13/11/23