Notification Of Works Notice

This form is used by waterway managers to notify Safe Transport Victoria of proposed works on, over or under the waters under their control to:

- prohibit the navigation and other movement of vessels in the vicinity where works are being carried out (exclusion zone); and/or
- regulate the position and the manner in which any vessel may anchor or be secured in the vicinity where works are being carried out

If you would like to discuss your works notice before notifying, please contact the Waterway Safety Unit on 1800 223 022.

Where the term ‘waterway manager’ appears in this form, it includes a port management body, a local port manager or waterway manager.

A waterway manager can only issue a works notice in relation to the operation of vessels on waters under their control/

There is no fee to lodge this form.

If you do not submit this notification in excess of 10 business days prior to the proposed commencement date, your notification may be rejected and subsequently your commencement date will be deferred.

Waterway details

Name of waterway affected by the works notice(Required)

Waterway GPS reference(Required)

Name of waterway manager(Required)

Address

Business address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Postal address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Contact details

Name of contact person(Required)

Position title(Required)

Business phone(Required)

Mobile phone(Required)

Fax number

Email(Required)

Works detail

Description of works to be carried out(Required)

Specific location of works on the waterway(Required)

Start time(Required)

Start date(Required)

End time(Required)

End date(Required)

Workzone management

How will the zone be identified on the water? (i.e. type and quantity of signs/buoys/markers)(Required)

How and who will be monitoring and enforcing the zone?(Required)

What procedure is in place for unauthorised vessels or persons entering the zone?(Required)

• How will the zone be communicated to waterway users ahead of the activity and during?(Required)

Vessel Usage

If vessels are being used in conjunction with works, the vessel and master must comply with the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessels)(National Law) Act (for details on National Law please contact the Vessel Safety Unit on 1800 223 022). Are the vessels and masters complying with the National Law?(Required)

No - please discuss the requirements of National Law with the Safe Transport Victoria Vessel Safety Unit

Yes - please move on to 'risk assessment'

Risk assessment

Have you assessed the required risk assessment to be satisfactory for the proposed works?(Required)

No - the applicant must submit a satisfactory risk assessment.

Yes - move on to the next question

Works notice details

A notice must describe the part of state waters to which the notice applies and should also include the duration of the notice as well as the persons or vessels to which the notice applies. Attach your work notice at the bottom of the document or copy and paste the information below, changing the bold information in square brackets.

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Marine Safety Act Notice

Marine Safety Act 2010

Section 211(1)(b)

NOTICE CONTROLLING NAVIGATION IN THE VICINITY OF WORKS

[Waterway Manager], as the declared waterway manager for the waters of the [Waterway] makes the following notice under section 211(1)(b)(i) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) (the Act).

For the purposes of the works activity proposed by [Applicant/organisation doing works] for [brief summary of works eg the construction of a bridge over the XX River], all vessels and persons are prohibited from entering or remaining in the waters detailed below, excluding vessels involved in the works.

Waters of [Waterway] – [describe exclusion zone location eg this could be a description, lat/longs, a table, etc]

Work Site Notice

Table 1: [XX Bridge works]

Date	Work Site	Prohibited Waters	Open for Transit
[## Month YYYY]	[Location of works]	[Western arch of XX bridge extending 50 meters upstream and downstream of bridge, as marked by yellow buoys]	[Eastern arch – 5 knot speed limit applies]
[## Month YYYY]	[Location of works]	[Eastern arch of XX bridge extending 50 meters upstream and downstream of bridge, as marked by yellow buoys]	[Western arch – 5 knot speed limit applies]
[## Month YYYY]	[Location of works]	[XX bridge extending 50 meters upstream and downstream of bridge, as marked by yellow buoy]	[Closed to all vessel traffic]

This notice has effect from [Start Date]to[End Date]

Signed:

Date:

Copy and paste the works notice above, entering your relevant information where content is bold and in square brackets

Declaration and signature

Signature of applicant (type name here)(Required)

Date(Required)

Safe Transport Victoria collects and holds the personal information provided in this notice to assist the Director, Safe Transport Victoria to administer the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) and Marine Safety Regulations 2012 (Vic).

Safe Transport Victoria is committed to protecting personal information in accordance with its obligations under the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).

The personal information provided in this notice may be disclosed to other government agencies in accordance with section 306 of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) and section 177 of the Transport Integration Act 2010 (Vic).

It is an offence under the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) to give information that is false or misleading in relation to a request to make a waterway rule. The individuals whose personal information is collected on this notice have a right to seek access to this personal information and to seek correction of any error in the personal information held.

All individuals whose personal information is included with this notice should be informed of this fact.

Things to know before notifying