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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
Victoria Coastal Rowing Regatta
Date/time of event:
9.00am - 4.00pm 18 October 2026
Location:
Eastern Beach - Local Port of Port Phillip
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 Rowing Victoria, persons and vessels involved in
the 2026 Victorian Coastal Rowing Regatta are exempt from the following
requirements:
State
Rules made under the Marine Act 1988
1.
Clause 2(c) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of another vessel
2.
Clause 4(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 200 metres of the water’s
edge
3.
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
4.
Clause 1.4.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction of South West Port
Phillip
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of vessels providing rescue services must ensure they comply
with the gazetted waterway rules and Marine Safety Act 2010 in respect
to minimum speed and distance requirements, unless 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
·
Masters of competing vessels are only exempt from items 1 to 4 for the
duration of the event
·
Occupants of mechanically powered vessels used
in conjunction with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times
·
Mechanically powered vessels involved with the
event must carry all prescribed safety equipment, with the exception of Life
Saving Victoria vessels if operating in accordance with the ‘Exemptions for
Life Saving Victoria vessels’ in Exemption Notice 1
·
The event is operating under the auspices of
Rowing Victoria, including the Rowing Victoria Safety Management Plan, which
meets the criteria of Clause 3 of the Exemption Notice made under the Marine
Regulations 1999 in respect of the exemption for rowing vessels to not carry or
wear a lifejacket
·
The exemptions apply from 9:00am to 4:00pm on
Saturday 18 October 2026 within the Set Aside waters at Eastern Beach, Corio
Bay
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety
controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated
documentation are adhered to
·
In the event of any injuries which result in
hospitalisation, a fatality or an incident involving a person or vessel not
involved in the event, these must be immediately reported to Victoria Police
and Safe Transport Victoria (ST Vic). In the case of all other incidents ST Vic
requires incident reports within seven (7) days and a finalised report within
30 days
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 21/08/2026
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 22/09/26