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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption

Event name:

Victorian Lifesaving Endurance Championships

Date/time of event:

26th October 2024 9.00am to 3.00pm

Location:

Local Port of Port Phillip - Mentone 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 Life Saving Victoria, persons and vessels involved in the Victorian Lifesaving Endurance Championships 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

Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
4.Clause 1.2.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction within 200 meters of water’s edge – East Port Phillip
5.Claude 1.2.9 (a) of schedule 1 – Area prohibited to vessels at Mentone Beach
6.Clause 1.2.12(b) of Schedule 1 – The master of a personal watercraft must not operate the personal watercraft: for any purpose other than transiting in the safest most direct course to, or from the shore and/or a boat ramp or berthing facility (including a jetty, pier or mooring), whilst operating within designated 5 knot speed restriction zones.

Subject to the conditions detailed below:
Masters of all rescue vessels are only exempt from item 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 on shore, and item 5 for the duration of the event.
Masters of PWCs are exempt from item 6 for the duration of the event.
All occupants of rescue and PWC vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and all vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment.
The exemptions apply from 9:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday 26 October 2024 within the exclusion zone waters - Port Phillip: adjacent to Mentone Lifesaving Club
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: 2nd October 2024

By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 02/10/24

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