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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
Victorian Coastal Rowing Regatta
Date/time of event:
06th April 2024 (07th April 2024 back up date) 8:00am - 2:00pm
Location:
Port Phillip Bay - Corio Bay
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 Rowing Victoria, persons and vessels involved in
the Victorian Coastal Rowing 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 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
Waterway
Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
5.
Clause 1.4.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction zones: waters of
South West Port Phillip within 200 metres of the waters’ edge
Marine
Safety Regulations 2023
6.
Regulation 61(3) – Master
requirement to carry listed safety equipment on vessel on enclosed waters (bailer)
7.
Regulation 61(4) – Master requirement to carry
lifejacket on vessel on enclosed waters for each person onboard
8.
Regulation 66(2) – Persons on vessel must wear a lifejacket of type
specified at all times when underway on enclosed waters
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.
·
Occupants of mechanically powered vessels used in conjunction with the
event must wear a lifejacket at all times.
·
Mechanically powered vessels involved with the event must carry all
prescribed safety equipment, with the exception of Life Saving Victoria vessels
if operating in accordance with the ‘Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria
vessels’ in Exemption Notice 1.
·
The exemptions apply from from 8:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday 6
April 2024 (back-up date Sunday 7 April 2024) within the Set Aside waters at Eastern Beach, Geelong.
·
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: 03/04/24