Lifejacket Exemption for Support Vessels Supporting Australian Sailing Events
Allows equivalent means of compliance with regulation 52A for support vessels at Australian Sailing events, specifying lifejacket requirements.
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Allowed equivalent means of compliance with Regulation 52A of the Navigable Waters Regulations 1958 for support vessels supporting approved Australian Sailing events. In relation to a registrable vessel, an appropriate lifejacket for a person, other than a member of the vesselβs crew, also means a level 50S lifejacket of a size and buoyancy appropriate to the body mass of that person. This instrument is in force until 1 August 2025 unless revoked sooner.
π Amendment History - Navigable Waters Regulations 1958
View full chain β24 July 2020 Β· Cancels Notice MA401 and prohibits personal watercraft freestyle driving, wave jumping, and surfing in gazetted water ski areas.
10 Jan 2020 Β· Limits motor vessel speed to 8 knots and prohibits swimming in the Swan River between the Narrows Bridge and Causeway Bridges for Skyworks 2020.
10 Jan 2020 Β· Closes the Belmont water ski area for water skiing from 3:00 pm on January 26, 2020 until 8:00 am on January 27, 2020.
29 Nov 2019 Β· Closes an area of water in Geographe Bay near Busselton Jetty to swimming for the Ironman WA event on December 1, 2019.
22 Oct 2019 Β· Closes an area of the Swan River in Perth Waters to swimming for a pyrotechnics display.
4 Oct 2019 Β· Closes City Beach waters to swimming for pyrotechnics display on October 9, 2019.
17 Sept 2019 Β· Declares an area of the Swan River to be a water ski area.
17 Sept 2019 Β· Declares a swimming prohibited area in the Swan River between the Narrows Bridge and Elizabeth Quay.
16 Aug 2019 Β· Exempts electric hydrofoils from specific provisions of the Navigable Waters Regulations 1958 under certain conditions.
16 Aug 2019 Β· Exempts personal watercraft from certain regulations for tow-in surfing activities under specific conditions.
26 July 2019 Β· Closes a section of the Swan River to swimming for a pyrotechnics display.
23 July 2019 Β· Sets aside an area of Lake Queerearrup for water skiing, with specific conditions regarding depth, direction, and time of day.
23 July 2019 Β· Declares certain vessels as emergency vessels and exempts them from navigable waters closure and speed limit notices.
21 June 2019 Β· Closes a section of the Swan River to swimming for a pyrotechnics display on June 22, 2019.
7 June 2019 Β· Cancels notice MA403 regarding water skiing area at Lake Poorrarecup.
9 Apr 2019 Β· Closes an area of navigable waters in the Narrows to all vessels other than personal watercraft.
9 Apr 2019 Β· Closes an area of the Swan River at Mill Point to swimming for a pyrotechnics display on April 10, 2019.
9 Apr 2019 Β· Closes Perth Waters and Swan River to swimming between 7:00 pm and 8:15 pm on April 13, 2019 for a pyrotechnics display.
5 Apr 2019 Β· Closes an area of water to swimming at Ron Courtney Island, Swan River for the City of Belmont Autumn River Festival 2019.
22 Mar 2019 Β· Sets aside an area of Lake Mullocullop for water skiing, with specific restrictions.
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Cancels notice MA404 prohibiting personal watercraft freestyle driving, wave jumping and surfing in gazetted water ski areas.
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