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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption and Set Aside
Event name:
Winter Solstice Sunset Swim
Date/time of event:
22nd June 2024 4:00pm-6:00pm
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip- Williamstown Beach
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 the Melbourne Open Water Swim Club, persons and vessels involved in the Winter Solstice Sunset Swim 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 4(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 200 metres of the water’s edge
3.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
4.Clause 1.5.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction zone within 200 metres of the waters’edge at Williamstown Beach
5.Clause 1.5.9(b) of Schedule 1 – areas prohibited to vessels off Williamstown Beach
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
•Master of rescue vessel is only exempt from items 1 to 4 when undertaking a rescueoperation to retrieve persons in distress, provide for their initial medical or other needs anddeliver them to a place of safety on shore.
•Masters of all vessels involved with the event are exempt from item 5 for the duration of the event.
•All occupants of all vessels involved with the event must wear a life jacket at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment.
•The exemptions apply from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Saturday 22 June 2024 (back-up dateSunday 23 June 2024) to the persons and vessels participating in the Winter Solstice SunsetSwim within the Set Aside waters off Williamstown Beach.
•The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are adhered to.
Parks Victoria
Dated: 30th April 2024
Port Management Act 1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2015
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local Port of Port Phillip
As the Port Manager of the Local Port of Port Phillip, Parks Victoria has set aside an area of Port Phillip to facilitate the Winter Solstice Sunset Swim organised by Melbourne Open Water Swim Club from 4:00pm to 6.00pm on Saturday 22nd June 2024, in the event waters off Williamstown Beach. The set aside prohibits all persons, other than those persons participating in the Winter Solstice Sunset Swim, from entering the area between times and dates as outlined. The full declaration including event information is available on Parks Victoria’s website.
By Order Parks Victoria.
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 03/06/24