Public Notices
Parks Victoria publishes public notices where relevant, including information regarding leases and boating and waterway activity exemptions.
Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption
Event name:
Victorian Stand Up Paddleboard Titles Distance Paddle and Technical Race
Date/time of event:
8:00am to 12:00pm on Saturday 10 February 2024 and Sunday 11 February 2024
Location:
Western Port Bay - Point Leo to Somers
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Western
Port Bay, makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of
boating activity conducted by Surfing Victoria, persons and vessels involved in
the Victorian Stand Up Paddleboard Titles Distance Paddle and Technical Race 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 5.3 (a)(i) of Schedule 5 – 5 knot
speed restriction area – West Head to Somers
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.
·
Masters of vessels are only exempt from items 1 to 5 for the duration of
the events.
·
All occupants of mechanically powered vessels (including PWCs) involved
with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and all
rescue vessels must carry prescribed safety equipment.
·
The exemptions apply from 8:00am to 12:00pm on Saturday
10 February 2024 and Sunday 11 February 2024 within the events’ waters detailed
in Table 1 below.
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to.
Table 1:
Surfing Victoria Stand Up Paddleboard
Titles Distance Paddle and Technical Race
Date
|
Day
|
Event
|
Location
|
10 February 2024
|
Saturday
|
Surfing Victoria Stand
Up Paddleboard Titles Distance Paddle
|
Western Port Bay: Direct line between Point Leo (adjacent to Point Leo Boat Club) and
Somers (adjacent to Somers Yacht Club), between approximate locations
38°25.3644'S, 145°4.6211'E and 38°23.6626'S, 145°9.5296'E.
|
11 February 2024
|
Sunday
|
Surfing Victoria Stand
Up Paddleboard Titles Technical Race
|
Western Port Bay: 100 metres North West of the Point Leo Boat Club Jetty at approximate
location 38°25.3167'S, 145°4.6333'E.
|
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 15/01/24