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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION

Event name:

Corporate Games Pty Ltd

Date/time of event:

16th November 2024 8:30am - 10:00am ( 17th November 08:30am - 10:00am back up date)

Location:

Local Port of Port Phillip - The Waters of South Melbourne 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 Corporate Games Pty Ltd, persons and vessels involved in the Corporate Games Open Water 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 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 1.1.9 (b) of Schedule 1 – Area prohibited to vessels at South Melbourne Beach
 
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
 
·      Occupants of powered rescue vessel involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and vessel must have all prescribed safety equipment.
·      The exemptions apply from 8:30am to 10:00am on Saturday 16 November 2024 (back-up date Sunday 17 November 2024) to persons and vessels involved in the Corporate Games Open Water Swim within the Set Aside waters of South Melbourne Beach extending approximately 200 metres from the shoreline outside the South Melbourne Lifesaving Club.
·      The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are adhered to.
 
 
Parks Victoria 

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

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