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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption
Event name:
RV NTT, St Kevins and Carrum Regatta
Date/time of event:
Various Dates Between 21st September 2024- 1st March 2024 as per attached
Location:
Patterson River, upstream of the Nepean Highway Bridge to Eumemmering Creek including the National Water Sports Centre (NWSC)
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING
ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared
waterway manager for Patterson River, upstream of the Nepean Highway Bridge to
Eumemmering Creek including the National Water Sports Centre (NWSC), 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 (RV) at the NWSC, persons and vessels
involved in the Rowing Victoria NWSC
Regattas outlined in Table 1 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
Subject to the conditions
detailed below:
• Masters of rescue vessels are
only exempt from items 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, and must adhere to speed and distance rules
at all other times.
• Masters of competing vessels
are only exempt from items 2 to 4 when competing in the events.
• Masters of competing vessels
are only exempt from item 3 provided they do not exceed 5 knots within 10
metres of the water’s edge.
• Occupants of powered vessels
involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the events
and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment, including rescue
vessels.
• The events are operating
under the auspices of Rowing Victoria, including the Rowing Victoria Safety
Management Plan, which meets the criteria of Clause 3 of the Exemption Notice made
under the Marine Regulations 1999 in respect of the exemption for rowing
vessels to not carry or wear a lifejacket.
• The exemptions apply for the
dates, times and events specified in Table 1 below within the competition area
of the National Water Sports Centre (NWSC).
• The exemptions apply provided
the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form
and associated documentation are adhered to.
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Table 1 – Rowing Victoria
NWSC Regattas Date
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Time
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Event
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21 September 2024
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6:00am – 10:00am
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NTT #1
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19 October 2024
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6:00am – 10:00am
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NTT #2
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9 November 2024
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6:00am – 10:00am
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NTT #3
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30 November 2024
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8:00am – 6:30pm
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2024 RV Junior School boys
Regatta
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7 December 2024
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6:00am – 8:00am
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NTT #4
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7 December 2024
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8:00am – 6:30pm
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Carrum Regatta
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1 March 2025
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8:00am- 6:30pm
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2024 RV Schools- St Kevins
Regatta
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By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 07/08/24