Charter Conditions

CHARTER FEE AND PAYMENT

Charter fee includes: yacht dues for its usage in the period of time stated in the contract. Charter fee does not include: petrol expenses, tourist taxes and a mooring place out of domicile marina.The yacht shall be given at charterer's disposal clean, in working order and with full fuel and water reservoirs, and in the same conditions should be returned. The chartered yacht with complete equipment can be used only after the payment was regularly settled:

• 50% of the charter fee upon signing the contract
• 50% of the charter fee latest four weeks before commencement of the charter.

DEPOSIT

The security deposit has to be deposited in starting marina by the Charterer when taking over the yacht in cash, cheque or credit card. The security deposit shall be refunded in its full amount unless the existence of damage or a defect on the yacht or the equipment is found during the returning of the yacht.
In case of loss or damage on the equipment, particular parts of the yacht or the yacht itself, Charteree shall retain the amount (a part or the whole deposit), which corresponds to the value of repair, acquisition and / or purchasing the equipment or particular part of the yacht.
In case the caused damage has the consequence that the yacht cannot be further chartered, Charteree has the right to retain the amount corresponding to the loss of profit.

CHARTEREE OBLIGATION

The Charteree is obligated to deliver to the Charterer a completly clean and dry yacht in a seaworthy conditions with full fuel and water tanks in the agreed time and place.
If there is any reason that Charteree didnot fulfill above mentioned conditions, the Charterer has the right to ask for a money refund, for the days he has not been using the yacht. Also if the Charteree cannot place the yacht at disposal at the agreed place 24 hours after the expiry of the time period for the takeover, or provide another yacht, similar or with better characteristics, the Charterer has the right to give up the contract and demand the total amount of the charter fee or demand amount for as many days as he did not have the yacht at his disposal.The charterer could demand only the amount of the charter fee, any other rights to indemnification are excluded.
In case of damage or defect on the yacht or its equipment caused by the normal natural yacht consumption the Charterer is obligated to inform the Charteree immediately. The Charteree is obligated to remove the damage upon notification.
If the Charteree removes the damage within 24 (twenty-four) hours, the Charterer has no right to require any reimbursement.

TAKE OVER AND HAND OVER OF THE YACHT

The Charterer will take over the yacht in agreed time and place. When taking over the yacht, the Charterer is obliged to check the condition of the yacht and its equipment according to the inventory list.
Any possible objections have to be made until the start of navigation.The Charteree reserve the right not to hand over the yacht if the Charterer is not competent for any reason to operate the yacht.

On hand-over inventory quoted on the inventory list should be checked again to see if the yacht and the equipment are in working order. The charterer is obliged to return the yacht cleaned and tidied without the crew and their personal luggage at agreed marina at least until the time specified by the Charter contract, including the physical take-over lasting for an hour. Therefore, it is recommended to return the yacht in the marina the night before the Charter contract termination date. If the returning of the yacht is later that stated in the Charter contract, the charterer has the following fees:
- for the delay up to three hours one day charter fee
- for the delay of more than three hours triple daily charter fee plus all other expenses.
Delay cannot be justified by bad weather conditions.

CHARTERERS OBLIGATION

After taking possession of the yacht, the Charterer shall bear on his own account all costs of the daily berth in the port, or in the marina, costs of fuel, oil, water, cleaning and all other necessities, as well as eliminating all damages and defects, which can appear while the yacht is under charterer's responsibility and which are not a result of normal natural yacht consumption.
The Charterer is obliged to sail within the Croatian territorial waters.The Charterer undertakes to respect customs and other regulations and rules, to take care of the yacht and its equipment and navigate it carefully and according to the rules of a good navigator and sail only during safe weather conditions and good visibility.
The Charterer, or skipper, declares undoubtedly that he disposes of all necessary navigational skills and that he possesses a valid license necessary for the navigation at the open sea and the radiophone certificate, which have to be presented to the Charteree.
The Charterer undertakes and states that he shall not sub charter the yacht or rented it to the third person, that he shall not participate in regattas nor yacht races, that he shall not use the yacht in commercial purposes, professional or night fishing, and he shall not sail at night by unsafe weather.
Number of persons aboard is to correspond to the crew list. The Charterer assumes the responsibility for the consequences of non-observance to his obligations.
In case of accident or damage the yacht or its equipment during the trip, the Charterer is obliged to inform the Charteree without delay. The Charterer is obliged to notify the Charteree and the authorities in case the yacht or equipment is missing, if the further navigation is not possible or in case yacht was dispossessed of, or if further navigation was prohibited by state authorities or third parties. The keeping of pets (dogs, cats, birds and similar) on the yacht is not allowed, unless a previous agreement was reached in that regard.
The Charterer is obliged to keep a log book, check daily oil level in the engine and take care of the sails.