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BAE Moodemere Slalom Classic

Event name:

Moodemere Slalom Classic

Date/time of event:

7:00am to 8:00pm on Saturday 15 February 2025 and Sunday 16 February 2025

Location:

Lake Moodemere

Details:

PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Lake Moodemere, makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).

For the purposes of boating activity conducted by the Moodemere Water Ski Club, persons and vessels involved in the Moodemere Slalom Classic 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 3(b) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of a fixed or floating structure

Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
3. Clause 129.1 – area prohibited to vessels - near the boat ramp
4. Clause 129.5 – a person must not operate a vessel equipped with engines used for propulsion in the exclusive use and special purpose area at a speed exceeding 5 knots if another vessel is operating at 5 knots or for a continuous period of more than 15 minutes if there is another vessel waiting to operate

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 on shore, and must adhere to speed, distance and waterway rules at all other times.
Masters of towing vessels are only exempt from items 1 to 4 when competing in the event.
All persons on vessels and skiers associated with the event must always wear a lifejacket during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment, including rescue vessels.
The exemptions apply from 7:00am to 8:00pm on Saturday 15 February 2025 and Sunday 16 February 2025 to persons and vessels involved in the Moodemere Slalom Classic within the exclusion zone waters of Lake Moodemere approximately 180 meters north of the boat ramp to an area delineated by yellow buoys at Picnic Point.
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: 02/12/24

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