1. to observe
the principles of good seamanship.
2. to possess a good command of seamanship
and sufficient experience in the command of a yacht or to appoint
a responsible skipper with such capabilities. If the charterer
or his skipper does not possess the necessary licence or certificate
of competence to skipper a yacht of the agreed class, the charter
company reserves the right to refuse to hand over the yacht,
retaining the charter price, or to appoint a skipper in the
name of and for the account of the charterer.
3. to observe the laws of any country he
might visit and to report the arrival and departure of the yacht
to the harbour master.
4. not to use the yacht for the purposes
of business or trade, not to take on board any persons not being
a member of his immediate group, not to hand over or hire the
yacht to a third party without the written consent of the charter
company and not to transport any hazardous goods or materials.
5. not to leave the maritime region of
the charter company without the prior written consent of the
charter company.
6.not to make any changes to the yacht
or its equipment
7. to handle the yacht and its equipment
with care, always to wear sailing shoes when on board, to maintain
the log book in a simple form, prior to the commencement of
charter to inform himself in detail about the area to be travelled,
e.g. currents, and sea level changes during strong winds etc.
8. not to leave the protective harbour
if winds over 7 on the Beaufort scale are forecast.
9. to return the yacht in proper working
order, in an orderly condition with all equipment properly stowed
and with full tanks; failure to do this will mean that the cost
of filling the tanks and stowing equipment will be deducted
from the deposit.
10. to inform the charter company immediately
by phone or telegraph in the event of damage, collision, average
or other unusual events. To prepare a written account In the
event of damage to the yacht or injury to persons, and to have
this countersigned by the harbour-master or doctor.
11. always to have the yacht towed by its
own line in the event of average or similar events, and to make
no agreement about towing or salvage.
12. to check the condition of the yacht
and check that all its equipment and items listed on the inventory
are complete, both on taking over and returning the boat (the
check list), and to confirm this by means of a signature.
13. to report complaints concerning the
yacht without delay to the yacht’s base and to note these in
the delivery or return documents. Claims notified at a later
date cannot be entertained.
14. where applicable, to sign charter parties
required by law or the charter company's own contract forms
before taking over the yacht.
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