Pursuant to section 200A (1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, and on the application of the Auckland Regional Council, I declare the Volvo Ocean Race to be an event to which section 200B of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 applies for the period from 0800 hours to 2359 hours on
27 January 2002.
Designated Area
The designated area to which this declaration applies is:
All those waters bounded to the west by the Auckland Harbour Bridge, to the south by the shoreline from the Auckland Harbour Bridge eastwards to Achilles Point, to the east by a line joining Achilles Point to Rangitoto Island Wharf thence along the western and northern shorelines of Rangitoto Island, extended to the northern shoreline of Motutapu Island to Billy Goat Point, thence on a line joining Billy Goat Point to the northern tip
of Rakino Island, and thence along a line to Shearer Rock. To the north by a line joining Shearer Rock with the southern tip of Tiritiri Matangi Island, thence to the south-eastern tip of Whangaparaoa Peninsula, thence westwards and southwards along the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and the East Coast Bays coastline to North Head and thence westward from North Head to the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
A "Start Box" will be established at 1000 hours in
an area bounded by 36o 49' 05? S 174o 49' 07? E, 36o48' 80? S 174o 49' 76? E, 36o 49' 90? S 174o 49' 42? E and 36o 40' 57? S 174o 50' 17? E.
Conditions and Requirements
The following conditions and requirements must be complied with in the designated area:
1. No large vessel (vessels of over 500 tonnes - Universal Measuring System) movements will be permitted from 1100 hours to 1400 hours.
2. In the area between Westhaven Marina and the
"Start Box" area to the south-west of Rough Rock Buoy, all vessels will be limited to a maximum speed of
10 knots from 0930 hours to 1400 hours.
3. Only competing yachts and support craft, authorised media craft, umpires and patrol/enforcement vessels
will be permitted within the "Start Box" area.
4. No spectator craft will be permitted:
(a) Within 2000 metres of the north-western end of the "Start Box" ;
(b) Within 200 metres of the turning marks from the time that the race starts until the time that the last competing yacht has cleared those marks.
5. No spectator and media craft may approach within
50 metres of the competing yachts from the time they leave the Viaduct Basin until they exit the designated area.
6. Temporary prohibited anchorage areas will be established as follows:
North-west of the "Start Box" in an area
bounded by 36o 49' 05? S 174o 49' 07? E, 36o 48' 80? S 174o 49' 76? E, 36o 46' 18? S 174o 48' 24? E and 36o 47' 06? S 174o 47' 83? E.
In the vicinity of turning marks: Inside a radius of
200 metres from each turning mark.
The Auckland Regional Council may:
1. order the suspension or abandonment of racing operations if, in the opinion of the council's Harbourmaster, adequate levels of public safety cannot be guaranteed. Such powers would be exercised in conjunction with the New Zealand Police and in consultation with event organisers and Ports of Auckland Limited; and
2. for the purpose of protecting the safety of the public, specify and vary conditions contained in the notice.
Hours of Operation
The period to which the notice applies is 0800 hours to 2359 hours on 27 January 2002.
Except as specified, all rules will apply from 1000 hours.
Means of Enforcement
Compliance with the above conditions and requirements will be enforced by appointed enforcement officers, as defined in section 200B (6) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994.
Under section 200B (5) of the Maritime Transport Act
1994, any person in charge of a ship, craft or seaplane
who contravenes this notice commits an infringement offence and is liable to the relevant penalty prescribed in
the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Relating to Major Maritime Events) Regulations 1999.
I make this declaration in accordance with the requirements set out in section 200A (3) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994.
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of November 2001.
MARK GOSCHE, Minister of Transport.