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Declaration of Boating Activty Exemption and Set Aside
Event name:
Life Saving Victoria IRB Carnivals round 1 & 2 and IRB Championships
Date/time of event:
Refer to table
Location:
Mordialloc Beach, Hampton 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 Life Saving Victoria, persons and vessels
involved in the LSV IRB Carnivals Round 1 and 2 and the Victorian IRB
Championships 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 1.1.7(g) & 1.2.7 of Schedule
1 – 5 knot speed restriction of North East Port Phillip, Hampton Beach &
East Port Phillip
5.
Clause 1.1.9(g) & 1.2.9 (b) of Schedule 1 – areas prohibited to
vessels at Hampton Beach & Mordialloc Beach
6.
Clause 1.1.12(a) & 1.2.12(b) of Schedule 1 – The master of a
personal watercraft for any purpose other than transiting in the safest most
direct course to, or from the shore and/or a boat ramp or berthing facility
(including a jetty, pier or mooring), whilst operating within designated 5 knot
speed restriction zones
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of rescue vessels (and PWCs) 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 item 5 for the duration of the events.
·
Competitors are only exempt from items 1 to 5 when competing in the
events.
·
All competitors and occupants of IRB and PWC rescue vessels involved
with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times for the duration of the
events.
·
Should vessels or persons not involved in the event come within 50
metres of the Set Aside waters, the event will be suspended until
the vessel or person has moved outside of the area.
·
Mechanically powered LSV vessels are exempt from the carriage of
specified safety equipment as per the Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria
vessels in Exemption Notice 1, whilst operating within visual range of a
staffed lifesaving facility.
·
The above exemptions apply between 8:00am to 5:30pm within the Set Aside
waters on the dates and locations as specified in Table 1 below.
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to.
Table
1: LSV IRB Carnivals Round 1 and 2 and Victorian IRB Championships
|
Date
|
Day
|
Event Name
|
Location
|
Back up
Location
|
|
6 – 7 April 2024
|
Saturday – Sunday
|
LSV IRB Carnival Round 1
|
Mordialloc LSC
|
N/A
|
|
27-28 April 2024
|
Saturday – Sunday
|
LSV IRB Carnival Round 2
|
Hampton LSC
|
N/A
|
|
15 – 16 June 2024
|
Saturday – Sunday
|
Victorian IRB Championships
|
N/A
|
Mordialloc SLSC
|
Port Management Act
1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2015
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local port of Port Phillip
As
the Port Manager of Port Phillip, Parks Victoria has set aside an area of Port
Phillip to facilitate the IRB – Carnival #1 - Mordialloc event organised by Life
Saving Victoria on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th April 2024
between 8:00am and 5.30pm in the waters off Mordialloc Beach, Mordialloc. The set aside
prohibits all persons entering the area between times and dates as outlined.
The full declaration including event information is available on Parks Victoria
website.
By Order Parks
Victoria.
Date: 23/02/2024
|
Regulation
|
Description
|
Purpose
|
Area
|
Reasonable conditions (Regulation 14)
|
|
11(1)(a)
|
Determination to set aside an area in a
local port in which access to that area is prohibited or restricted for not
more than 90 days.
|
To set aside an area for the safety of competitors
competing in the IRB Carnival # 1 - Mordialloc
|
The area adjacent to Mordialloc known as
Mordialloc Beach
indicated by the attached map in a rectangular
area bounded by the following approximate locations (WGS84)
1. -38.006411,145.081255
2. -38.008361,145.082761
3. -38.009165,145.080273
4. -38.006732,145.079329
|
Mariners are required to avoid the
competition area during the Set Aside period and follow the direction of
event marshals and safety personnel.
|
Port Management Act
1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2015
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local port of Port Phillip
As
the Port Manager of Port Phillip, Parks Victoria has set aside an area of Port
Phillip to facilitate the IRB Carnival # 2 - Hampton event organised by Life
Saving Victoria on Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 April 2024 between 8:00am and 5:30pm
in the waters off Hampton
Beach, Hampton.
The set aside prohibits all persons entering the area between times and dates
as outlined. The full declaration including event information is available on
Parks Victoria website.
By Order Parks
Victoria.
Regulation | Description | Purpose | Area | Reasonable conditions (Regulation 14) |
11(1)(a) | Determination to set aside an area in a local port in which access to that area is prohibited or restricted for not more than 90 days. | To set aside an area for the safety of competitors competing in the IRB Carnival # 2 - Hampton | The area adjacent to Hampton known as Hampton Beach indicated by the attached map in a rectangular area bounded by the following approximate locations (WGS84) 1. -37.936955,144.996457 2. -37.939289,144.997583 3. -37.939426,144.995556 4. -37.937362,144.995131 | Mariners are required to avoid the competition area during the Set Aside period and follow the direction of event marshals and safety personnel. |
Port Management Act
1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2015
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local port of Port Phillip
As
the Port Manager of Port Phillip, Parks Victoria has set aside an area of Port
Phillip to facilitate the event Victorian IRB Championships (Back up venue
only) organised by Life Saving Victoria on Saturday 15th &
Sunday 16th June 2024 between 8:00am and 5:00pm in the waters off Mordialloc known
as Mordialloc Beach. The set aside prohibits all persons entering the
area between times and dates as outlined. The full declaration including event
information is available on Parks Victoria website.
By Order Parks
Victoria.
Date: 27/02/2024
|
Regulation
|
Description
|
Purpose
|
Area
|
Reasonable conditions (Regulation 14)
|
|
11(1)(a)
|
Determination to set aside an area in a
local port in which access to that area is prohibited or restricted for not
more than 90 days.
|
To set aside an area for the safety of competitors
competing in the Victorian IRB Championships (Back up
venue only)
|
The area adjacent to Mordialloc known as
Mordialloc Beach
indicated by the attached map in a rectangular
area bounded by the following approximate locations (WGS84)
Point 1 - -38.006411, 145.081255
Point 2 - -38.006732, 145.079329
Point 3 - -38.009165, 145.080273
Point 4 - -38.008361, 145.082761
|
Mariners are required to avoid the
competition area during the Set Aside period and follow the direction of
event marshals and safety personnel.
|
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 03/04/24