Stern hatch means

A stern hatch device comprising:

• a body that includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, wherein when the stern hatch device is attached to a watercraft:
• the body in its entirety can pivot about a single axis at one end of the body between a closed configuration and an open configuration,
• the first side of the body includes a first sector that is exposed and includes an upper surface that is substantially horizontally positioned when the body is in the closed configuration such that a user can walk on the first sector on the first side of the body,
• the second side of the body includes a second sector that is exposed and includes an upper surface that is substantially horizontally positioned and does not represent a staircase when the body is in the open configuration such that the user can walk on the second sector on the second side of the body,
• the second side of the body includes a third sector that represents a staircase that is exposed and inclines downward when the body is in the open configuration and the upper surface of the second sector is substantially horizontally positioned such that the user can walk on the third sector on the second side of the body,
• the second sector and the third sector are covered when the body is in the closed configuration such that the user cannot walk on the second sector or the third sector, and
• the second sector is closer to the watercraft than the third sector when the body is in the open configuration.