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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption
Event name:
2024 Australian Henley Regatta
Date/time of event:
7:30am to 5:00pm 24th February 2024
Location:
Yarra River
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks
Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the Yarra River upstream of the
port waters of the Port of Melbourne, makes the
following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Rowing
Victoria, persons and vessels involved in the 2024 Australian Henley Regatta 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 3(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of the water’s
edge
4.
Clause 3(b) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of a fixed or
floating structure
5.
Clause 3.1 of Schedule 3 – 5 knot speed restriction on the Yarra River.
6.
Clause 3.4(a) of Schedule 3 – Vessels proposing to berth at the
boathouses must approach the berthing area from downstream and after passing
through the southern arch of the Princes Bridge
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
· Masters of competing vessels are
only exempt from 2 to 6 in the above list when competing in the event.
· Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from
items 1 to 5 provided they do not exceed the speed of a competing rowing vessel
unless 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 rescue and official vessels
involved in the event must wear a lifejacket at all times.
· The event is operating under the
auspices of Rowing Victoria, including the Rowing Victoria Safety Management
Plan, which meets the criteria of Clause 3 of the Exemption Notice made under
the Marine Regulations 1999 in respect of the exemption for rowing vessels to
not carry or wear a lifejacket.
·
The
exemptions apply from 7:30am to 5:00pm on Saturday 24 February 2024 within the
exclusion zone waters on the Yarra River; a straight
line across the river from the upstream end of Federation Wharf to Rowing Pavilion no 5 Boathouse
Drive and extending upstream to Cremorne
Railway Bridge.
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to.
Section 208(2)
NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager
for the Yarra River upstream of port waters of the Port
of Melbourne hereby gives notice under section 208(2) of the
Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) that all
persons and vessels not registered to take part in the 2024 Australian Henley
Regatta are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following waters.
Waters of the Yarra River – a straight line across the river from the upstream end of Federation
Wharf to Rowing Pavilion
no 5 Boathouse Drive and extending
upstream to Cremorne Railway Bridge.
The exclusion zone will be in effect from 7:30am to 5:00pm
on Saturday 24 February 2024.
By Order of Parks Victoria
Dated: Click or tap to enter a date.
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 07/02/24