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BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION - Port to Park Open Water Swim
Event name:
Port to Park Open Water Swim
Date/time of event:
Saturday 3rd February 2024
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip Bay
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the Local Port of Port Phillip Bay, makes the
following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of boating activity conducted by the South Melbourne Life Saving Club, persons
and vessels involved in the Port to Park Open Water Swim 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
Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
5. Clause 1.1.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction within 200 metres of the water’s edge –
North East Port Phillip
6. Clause 1.1.9 (b) of Schedule 1 – Area prohibited to vessels at South Melbourne Beach
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
• Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from items 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 on shore and item 6 for the duration of the event.
• Occupants of powered rescue 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 7:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday 3 February 2024 to persons and
vessels involved in the Port to Park Open Water Swim within the set aside waters of South
Melbourne Beach between Lagoon Pier and Kerferd Pier.
• The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the
application form and associated documentation are adhered to.
Parks Victoria as Waterway
Manager
Dated: 18/12/2023
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 18/12/23