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Port Campbell SLSC Swim Raffle Notice of Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption

Event name:

Port Campbell SLSC Swim Raffle

Date/time of event:

11th February 2024

Location:

Port Campbell Bay

Details:

PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Port Campbell Bay, makes the following
declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club, persons and
vessels involved in the Port Campbell SLSC Swim Raffle 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 152.2 of Schedule 152 - Port Campbell Bay subject to provisions of Clause 2 (speed
limits & safety distances)
6. Clause 152.4 of Schedule 152 - Port Campbell Bay subject to provisions of Clause 4 (speed
limits & safety distances)

Subject to the conditions detailed below:
• Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from item 1 to 6 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.
• Occupants of vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the
event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment, including rescue vessels.
• The exemptions apply from 11:00am to 1:00pm on Sunday 11 February 2024 within the
exclusion zone waters at Port Campbell Bay extending approximately 80 metres from the
shoreline, as marked by flags on the shore and two exclusion zone buoys in the water.
• 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: 11/01/24

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