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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
2024 Wyndham Harbour Offshore Superboat Race
Date/time of event:
Saturday 24 February 2024
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for 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 Australian Offshore Powerboat Club, persons and
vessels involved in the 2024 Wyndham Harbour Offshore Superboat 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
Marine Safety Regulations 2023 (MSR)
Modification
Item 3 For the purpose of boating activity conducted by the Australian Offshore Powerboat Club
a lifejacket of a type described in Part 2 & 5 of “Schedule 1 - Types of Lifejackets”, of the Marine
Safety Regulations 2023 (MSRs) is modified to include a lifejacket is deemed a Level 100 plus
lifejacket or a Type 1 lifejacket if it complies with the current Australian Power Boat Association
(APBA) Rule Book – rule 801
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
• Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from items 1 and 2 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.
• Masters of competing vessels are only exempt from item 2 for the duration of the event.
• Occupants of competing vessels must wear a Level 100 plus or Type 1 Lifejacket that complies
with the MSR or item 3 Modification.
• Competing APBA vessels have an exemption from the requirement of Regulation 61 for carriage
of some required safety equipment (besides lifejackets). Refer to Exemption Notice 1 for details.
• All persons on course and rescue vessels involved with the event must always wear a lifejacket
during the event (exception for Rescue Divers wearing thermal wet suits with positive buoyancy)
and must have all prescribed safety equipment.
• In the event of any incident that results in hospitalisation or fatality involving a person or vessel
directly or indirectly involved in the event, these must be immediately reported to Victoria Police.
In the case of all other incidents, Safe Transport Victoria requires an incident report within 7
days and a finalised report within 30 days.
• The exemptions apply from 12:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday 24 February 2024 and 10:00am to
2:00pm on Sunday 25 February 2024 within the exclusion zone waters - Local Port of Port
Phillip approximately 300 metres offshore of Wyndham Cove as marked by buoys.
• The exemptions and modifications 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: 05/02/24