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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION - Albert Park Masters Regatta
Event name:
Albert Park Masters Regatta
Date/time of event:
Saturday 20th April 2024
Location:
Albert Park Lake
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Albert Park Lake, 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 Albert Park Lake Masters 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
Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
5. Clause 151.1 of Schedule 151 – 5 knot speed restriction for vessels with engines
6. Clause 151.2 of Schedule 151 – Vessels with engines prohibited on Albert Park Lake
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
• 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.
• Masters of course and rescue vessels are exempt from item 6 for the duration of the event, if approved by Parks Victoria and are listed on an approved vessels list maintained by Parks Victoria, as per Clause 151.2(a) of Schedule 151.
• Masters of competing vessels are only exempt from items 2 to 4 when competing in the events.
• Occupants of mechanically powered vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment.
• 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 Exemption Notice 1 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 8:00am to 6:00pm Friday 19 and Saturday 20 April 2024 within the exclusion zone waters – Albert Park Lake, South of Gunn Island.
• 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: 26/03/24