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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION

Event name:

Unserious Race Series

Date/time of event:

19th March 2024 & 20th March 2024 7:00am - 3:00pm

Location:

Port Phillip Bay - Hampton Beach Waters

Details:

PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
 
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the 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 Red Bull Australia Pty Ltd, persons and vessels involved in the Unserious Race Series event are exempt from the following requirements:
 
State Rules made under the Marine Act 1988
1.    Clause 2(c) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of another vessel
2.    Clause 4(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 200 metres of the water’s edge
 
Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
3.    Clause 1.1.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction area – North East Port Phillip
4.    Clause 1.1.9(g) of Schedule 1 – Area prohibited to vessels at Hampton beach
 
Marine Safety Act 2010 (the Act)
5.    Section 46(1), 47(1) of the Act – Master a recreational vessel without a marine licence or licence endorsement
 
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
 
·      Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from item 1 to 4 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 the PWC Camera vessel are only exempt from items 1 to 4 for the duration of the event, and item 1 applies only when within 50 metres of the participating PWC.
·      Competitors are only exempt from items 1 to 4 when competing in the events, and item 1 applies only when within 50 metres of another Camera PWC.
·      Safe Transport Victoria provides exemption to item 5 under Section 260 (1) (c) of the Act to participants; Yuki Tsunoda, Sergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen, for the duration of the event only and provided Life Saving Victoria water safety personnel are present at all times during the activity.
·      Occupants of all vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event.
·      The exemptions apply from 7:00am to 3:00pm on 19 and 20 March 2024 within the exclusion zone waters – Hampton Beach, adjacent to the Life Saving Club
·      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: 15/03/2024

 
Section 208(2)
NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE
 
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the Local Port of Port Phillip 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 Unserious Race Series event are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following waters.
 
Waters of Port Phillip – Hampton Beach, adjacent to the Life Saving Club
 
The exclusion zone will be in effect from 7:00am to 3:00pm on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 March 2024.
 
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: Click or tap to enter a date.
 
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