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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION AND SET ASIDE DETERMINATION
Event name:
Victorian Open Water and Victorian Master’s Open Water Championships
Date/time of event:
7.00am to 1.00pm on Saturday 9 December 2023 (back-up date Sunday 10 December 2023)
Location:
Port Phillip Bay - Waters of Corio Bay, between the Royal Geelong Yacht Club and Limeburners Point
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 Swimming Victoria, persons and vessels involved
in the Victorian Open Water and Victorian Master’s Open Water Championships 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 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 1.4.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction in South West Port
Phillip
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
All participants on rescue and official vessels used in conjunction with
the event must wear a lifejacket at all times
during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment.
· The above exemptions apply from 7.00am to 1.00pm on Saturday 9 December 2023 (back-up date
Sunday 10 December 2023) within the event set aside waters of Corio Bay,
between the Royal Geelong Yacht Club and Limeburners Point, as marked by buoys.
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to.
Port Management Act
1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2015
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local Port of Port Phillip
I, Stuart Wardrop, Acting District Manager of
Parks Victoria (as delegate of the Port Manager), determine under Regulation 11(1)
of the Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2015 that the areas defined in the following table are set aside
for the purposes and conditions specified.
This determination has been made in
accordance with Regulation 11(2)
(b) if the port manager reasonably
believes that there is imminent risk of—
(i) harm or
damage to—
(A) the health
or safety of any person; or
(ii) significant
interference with the safe, efficient and effective management of the local
port.
In accordance with Regulation 11(4), this
determination replaces any previous set aside determination made by the port
manager in respect of that area or any part there of that area for the period
specified in this temporary determination.
This determination applies 7.00am to 1.00pm on Saturday 9
December 2023 (back-up date Sunday 10 December 2023)
Signed at Melbourne
by Stuart Wardrop
Acting District Manager
on 06/11/2023
Regulation
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Description
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Purpose
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Area
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Reasonable conditions (Regulation 14)
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11(1)(a)
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Determination to set
aside an area in a local port in which access to that area is prohibited or
restricted for not more than 90 days.
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To set aside an area
for the safety of participants and vessels involved in the Victorian Open
Water & Victorian Master’s Open Water Championships
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That area of Corio
Bay, between the Royal Geelong Yacht Club and Limeburners Point, as marked by
buoys at the below approximate locations and indicated by the attached map,
between 7.00am to 1.00pm
on Saturday 9 December 2023 (back-up date Sunday 10 December 2023)
o 38°8.761’S, 144°22.326’E
o 38°8.556’S, 144°22.837’E
o 38°8.364’S, 144°22.832’E
o 38°8.548’S, 144°22.245’E
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Mariners are
prohibited from entering the competition area during the Set Aside period and
are asked to follow the direction of event marshals and safety personnel.
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