BOOKING CONDITIONS

You are expected to disclose complaints/ailments which are likely to affect your physical welfare during the course and to confirm that to the best of your knowledge You are not suffering from epilepsy, dizzy spells, diabetes, asthma, any heart condition or any other form of disability. A disclosure does not necessarily mean that you will be refused a berth but we would like to make provision to accommodate that condition if at all possible. If you are in any doubt about your fitness to participate seek your GP’s advice.

CONTRACT

The following terms and conditions will be incorporated into every contract between BH Marine LLP (US/WE) and the Client (YOU) By making a deposit/full payment YOU will be accepting our terms and conditions both for YOU and for all members of your party. The contract will be construed in accordance with English Law and it is agreed that YOU and WE will submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts.

BOOKING

Bookings will be made on the form provided and must be accompanied by a deposit payment of 30% of the total cost. Telephone bookings will be accepted provided they are confirmed by returning the form with the deposit payment within seven days. All outstanding balances will be due at least 30 days prior to commencement of the course. If the booking is received less than thirty days before commencement of the course then the full cost of the course should be paid at the time of booking. Failure to pay on time, we reserve the right to cancel your booking with no refund of deposit.

CANCELLATION BY US

We reserve the right to cancel the booking at such a time that if all other options are exhausted we will refund you all sums already paid or offer an alternative course date. If adverse weather prevents the start of or curtails the course, alternative dates will be offered but no refund made.

BH Marine is committed to delivering you the best local marine management and training service, but sometimes we may have to delay dates / bookings due to unforeseen circumstances and bad weather. We aim to work with you and should a delay occur we will inform you as soon as possible via email or telephone” Thank you for working with us.

CANCELLATION BY YOU

You may cancel your booking at any time provided that the cancellation is made by the person who signed the booking form and is communicated to us in writing. Cancellation will be effective from the date it is received by us. As this incurs administrative and other costs we will retain your deposit if you cancel any time between booking and 30 days prior to course commencement. If you cancel within 30 days of course commencement we will retain full payment to compensate for the risk of under occupancy of the yacht.

If you have booked as a party and a member or members of your party cancel then the remaining members of your party will be obliged to take on the share of the costs borne by those canceling.

If you cancel for reasons covered by an Insurance Policy you should be able to recover your losses.

SWIMMING

It is strongly recommended that YOU are able to swim. Non-swimmers should notify the skipper of the fact.

INSURANCE

You will be covered by our insurance whilst on board if however you wish us to arrange personal travel insurance cover it will be an extra cost of £10 a person.

LIABILITY

Subject to the terms of the Unfair Contract Act 1977 and save to the extent that such liability may not be lawfully excluded or qualified by reference to a contract term or otherwise in no circumstances whatsoever shall we be liable for any death, personal injury, loss or damage to you or your property

FORCE MAJEURE

Neither party shall be liable if prevented from fulfilling any of its obligations by any incident of Force Majeure including an Act of God, Strikes, Lockout, Act of Government or any occurrence whether similar or dissimilar

GENERAL

You shall not assign the benefits of this agreement to any third party.

SKIPPERS DECISIONS

Decisions made by the Skipper are final in respect of the safety of the yacht and the well being of the crew. In exceptional circumstances the Skipper may instruct you to leave the yacht in which-case you will not be entitled to any refund of fee or reimbursement of any other expense.

BH Marine LLP 28^th November 07