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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
Albert Sailing Club Winter Regatta 2024
Date/time of event:
22nd June 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm & 23rd June 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm
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 Albert
Sailing Club, persons and vessels involved in the Albert Sailing Club Winter
Regatta 2024 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 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
item 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.
·
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.
·
Competitors are only exempt from items 2 to 4
when competing in the events.
·
All occupants of vessels must wear a lifejacket
at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety
equipment.
·
The exemptions apply from 12:30pm to 4:30pm on
Saturday 22 June 2024 and from 9.00am to 4.00pm on Sunday 23 June 2024 within
the exclusion zone waters – Albert Park Lake, waters surrounding Gunn Island,
Northwest of Ibis Picnic area.
·
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
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 21/05/24