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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
The Port Phillip Gift
Date/time of event:
7.00am - 12.00pm 23 November 2024
Location:
Waters off Williamstown Beach
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager
for Local Port of Port Phillip makes the following declaration under section
203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of swimming activity conducted by
Spirited Away, persons and vessels involved in The Port Phillip Gift 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 water’s edge
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
6.Clause 1.5.12
(a) 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 boat ramp or berthing facility
(including a jetty, pier or mooring), whilst operating within designated 5 knot
speed restriction zone
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
The masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from
items 1-6 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.
·
All occupants of powered vessels used in conjunction
with the event must wear a person flotation device at all times during the
event and vehicles must have all prescribed safety equipment
·
These exemptions apply from 8:00am to 11:30am on 23 November
2024 to rescue personnel participating in The Port Phillip Gift events on the
waters off Williamstown Beach and within the set aside areas, provided the
stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and
associated documentation are adhered to.
By Order
of Parks Victoria
Dated: 3/10/2024
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 03/10/24