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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION & EXCLUSION ZONE

Event name:

Inflatable Regatta

Date/time of event:

Saturday 9th December 2023 11am - 6pm

Location:

Yarra River

Details:

PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
 
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the Yarra River, makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
 
For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Spark Inflatable Pty Ltd, persons and vessels involved in the Inflatable 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 3.1 of Schedule 3 – 5 knot speed restriction on the Yarra River
 
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
 
·      All participants 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 11:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday 9 December 2023 within the exclusion zone waters of the Yarra River between approximately 89 metres upstream of Hawthorne Bridge/Bridge Road and Scotsburn Street Reserve as marked by exclusion zone buoys.
  • The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are adhered to.
 
 
Dated: 21/11/2023

 
Section 208(2)
NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE
 
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the Yarra River hereby gives notice under section 208(2) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) that all persons and vessels not registered to take part in the Inflatable Regatta are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following waters.
 
Waters of the Yarra River – between approximately 89 metres upstream of Hawthorne Bridge/Bridge Road and Scotsburn Street Reserve as marked by exclusion zone buoys at approximate locations:
 
·      -37.819226, 145.015109
·      -37.832176, 145.027632
 
The exclusion zone will be in effect from 11:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday 9 December 2023].
 
[By order of Parks Victoria]
Dated: 21/11/2023

By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 21/11/23

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