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BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION - Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim 2024
Event name:
Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim 2024
Date/time of event:
Saturday 10th February 2024
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip
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 Indented Head Yacht Club, persons and
vessels involved in the Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim 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
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
Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
4. Clause 1.4.7 of Schedule 1 – five (5) knot speed restriction zone in South West Port Phillip
5. Clause 1.4.9(c) of Schedule 1 – area prohibited to vessels in South West Port Phillip
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
• Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from items 1 to 4 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, and item 5 for the duration of the event.
• Masters of all rescue vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times
during the event, and all rescue vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment.
• The exemptions apply from 9:30am to 12:30pm on Saturday 10 February 2023 within the
event set aside waters at Indented Head, between Point George and Indented Head, 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.
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 04/12/23