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Jervis Bay Territory Marine Safety Ordinance 2016
74Hatches and exterior doors—locking
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74 Hatches and exterior doors—locking
(1) A person who operates a recreational vessel in Territory waters must ensure that, while the vessel is underway, any hatch or exterior door on the vessel that can be used as a means of entering or leaving the vessel is kept unlocked if it is reasonably practicable to do so. (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.