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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption
Event name:
LSV VSRL Surf Boat Carnivals #1 and #8
Date/time of event:
16 November 2024 2.00pm to 6.00pm & 22 March 2025 9.00am to 2.00pm
Location:
Waters of Port Campbell Bay and Waters of Western Port Bay
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Port Campbell Bay
and Waters of Western Port Bay, 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 LSV VSRL Surf Boat Carnivals #1 and #8 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
4.
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
5. Clause 152.2 of Schedule 152 - Port Campbell Bay subject to
provisions of Clause 2 (speed limits & safety distances)
6. Clause 152.4
of Schedule 152 - Port Campbell Bay subject to provisions of Clause 4 (speed
limits & safety distances)
7. Clause
5.3(a)(i) of
Schedule 5 – five (5) knot speed restriction area - West
Head to Somers
8. Clause 5.4(c) of Schedule 5 – areas prohibited to vessels - Point Leo Surf Life Saving Club
Marine Safety Regulations 2023
9. Regulation 61(2) – vessel master must not operate on coastal
waters unless vessel equipped with lifejacket for each person onboard
10. Regulation 66(1) – person must
wear a lifejacket (of type specified) at all times when vessel is underway on
coastal waters
11. Regulation 70(1) – master must
ensure all occupants of vessel are wearing a lifejacket (of type specified)
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
· Masters
of rescue vessels (including PWC support vessels) are only exempt from items 1
to 7 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 must adhere to speed and distance rules at all other
times, and item 8 for the duration of the event at that location.
· Masters
of competing vessels are only exempt from items 1 to 8 for the duration of the
event.
· Masters
of rescue vessels and PWC support vessels are only exempt from items 9 & 11 for the
duration of the event when
retrieving or rescuing a person without a lifejacket from the water.
· Crew of rescue
vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the
event.
· Surf boat
competitors are only exempt from items 9 to 11 for the duration of each event,
provided the Surf Hazard Rating (SHR) is of a value no greater than 12. If the
SHR is 13 or higher, the exemptions will apply subject to the following
conditions:
(i) Competitors
must wear helmets
(ii) There
must be two IRBs operating to follow the surf boats the entire length of the
course
(iii) Each IRB
must be equipped with rescue tubes
(iv) There
must be officials on the shore to monitor the event and communicate with the
IRBs via radio
(v) LSV must
carry out a SHR assessment for each event.
· Operators
and occupants of vessels propelled by paddle or oar are exempt from lifejacket
wearing requirements and the carriage of specified safety equipment whilst
within visual range of a staffed lifesaving facility or flagged area, as per
the Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria vessels in Exemption Notice 1.
· Masters
of mechanically powered LSV vessels up to and including 4.8 metres in length
(other than personal watercraft) are exempt from the carriage of specified
safety equipment whilst within visual range of a staffed lifesaving facility or
flagged area, as per the Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria vessels in
Exemption Notice 1.
· Should
vessels or persons not involved in the event enter the exclusion zone, the
event will be automatically suspended until the vessel or person has moved
outside of the area.
· The
exemption items 1 to 6 & 9 to 11 apply from 2:00pm to 6:00pm on Saturday 16
November 2024 to persons and vessels involved in the LSV VSRL Surf Boat Carnivals #1 within
the exclusion zone waters - Waters of Port Campbell Bay – adjacent to the Life
Saving Club clearly marked by flags on shore, and in the water by buoys
extending up to approximately 250 metres from shore.
· The
exemption items 1 to 4 & 7 to 11 apply from 9:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday 22
March 2025 to persons and vessels involved in the LSV VSRL Surf Boat Carnivals #8 within
the Set Aside waters – Waters of Western Port Bay – adjacent to the Life Saving
Club clearly marked by flags on shore, and in the water by buoys extending up
to approximately 400 metres from shore.
· 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: 8/11/2024
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 08/11/24