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Jervis Bay Territory Marine Safety Ordinance 2016
10Meaning of vessel
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10 Meaning of vessel
(1) A vessel includes a watercraft of any description that is used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), vessel includes: (a) a non‑displacement craft; and (b) a seaplane, but only while it is on water; and (c) anything used on water that is declared by the rules to be a vessel. (3) However, vessel does not include anything declared by the rules not to be a vessel.