73Hatches and exterior doors—construction

73 Hatches and exterior doors—construction

(1) This section applies to a recreational vessel if the hull construction of the vessel commenced on or after 1 January 1991. Owners and operators of recreational vessels (2) A person who is the owner of a recreational vessel that is in Territory waters, or who operates a recreational vessel in Territory waters, must ensure that any hatch or exterior door on the vessel that can be used as a means of entering or leaving the vessel is capable of being opened from both the outside and the inside of the vessel. (3) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (2).

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Suppliers of recreational vessels (4) A person (the first person) commits an offence if: (a) the first person supplies a recreational vessel to another person; and (b) the first person knows that the vessel will be, or is likely to be, used for recreational purposes; and (c) either: (i) there is no hatch or exterior door on the vessel that can be used as a means of entering or leaving the vessel; or (ii) there is such a hatch or exterior door on the vessel but the hatch or exterior door is not capable of being opened from both the outside and the inside of the vessel.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.