General Charter Conditions

The General Charter Conditions are deemed as being contained herein and to form a part of this charter party.


CHARTEREE’S OBLIGATIONS

The Charteree guarantee that the freighted yacht shall be available at the arranged time and in good condition.
The yacht shall be given at Charterer’s disposal with full fuel and water tanks.
The inventory list shall be signed by both parties.
If the Chartree are not able to prepare the yacht from the Charter party, they have the right to replace it with a yacht of the same number of seats and berths, without any compensation to the Charterer. If the Charteree is not able to replace the yacht from the charter party within 24 hours from start of the charter, the Charterer can terminate the charter party, and shall, in such case, receive retribution in the full amount paid for the charter.
The Charteree shall provide a third party damage insurance for the yacht, as well as a hull (kasko) insurance of the yacht and the equipment. The crew and their belongings are not insured.


CHARTERER’S OBLIGATIONS

The Charterer shall take due care of the yacht and navigate it carefully and according to the rules of a good navigator.
He or she shall navigate within the borders of the Republic of Croatia. (sailing aerea: Croatian coast). The yacht will not be navigated in extreme navigational conditions (wind not stronger than 7 on the Boufort scale). The yacht shall not be given or rented to any third party and shall be returned as arranged by this Charter party and in the same condition in which it was taken over. If the Charterer fails to return the yacht in such condition he or she shall pay for all damages he or she caused.
Damages on the engine and sails, equipment loss or damages, caused by the crew shall be covered from the deposit. If a damage occurs during sailing, anchoring, or while in a harbour, the Charterer is obliged to immediately inform the Charteree, report the incident to the nearest harbour master’s office and complete a suitable damage/incident report for insurance purposes. On the contrary, the Charterer shall have to cover the full amount of the damage.
If, at check out, there are no damages on the yacht and inventory, the deposit shall be returned.
The Charterer is obliged to return the yacht tided, emptied form the crew and all personal luggage latest by the date and time specified by this Charter party. The actual check out shall take approximately 1 hour, provided there are no significant damages or problems on the yacht and equipment. Therefore, it is recommended to return with the yacht to the marina the night before the Charter party termination date.
If the check out is delayed due to late arrival of the Charterer to the port of return or his or her failure to prepare the yacht for chek out as described above, the following penalties shall be charged to the Charterer and covered from the deposit:

  • For a delay of 4 hours, the Charterer shall pay 10% of the charter price.
  • For a delay of more than 4 but less than 10 hours, the Charterer shall pay 20% of the charter price.
  • For the delay of more than 10 hours and for every subsequent day of the delay, the Charterer shall pay 30% of the charter price.

The Charterer is obliged to return the yacht with full water and diesel tanks.
If the Charter party is terminated no later than 4 weeks before the charter start, and if the Charteree manage to find a substitute Charterer, they shall restitute to the Charterer the full amount paid for the charter until the day of the cancellation. If the Charterer manages to find a substitute Charterer, the Charteree shall restitute to the Charterer the full amount paid for the charter until the day of cancellation even in the period after 4 weeks before the start of the charter. However, if neither the Charterer nor the Charteree are able to find a substitute Charterer, the amount of 50% of the charter price will be charged to the Charterer as a penalty for contract cancellation. If the cancellation is caused by objective reasons (death of a family member, serious injury, war), the amount paid in for the charter will not be restituted to the Charterer, but it will be credited towards a charter contract in the same season or, if not possible, a following season.
All agreements and changes shall be done in writing and agreed upon by both parties. The parties agree to reslove all disputes by means of a genetlemen’s agreement. For disputes which can not be solved by agreement, the Jurisdiction of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb is established.
This Charter party is signed in two originals, one for each party.

Head office:
Foka Nautika d.o.o
Visnjica 16
10000 Zagreb
C r o a t i a

MB: 01307169
OIB: 15653043918
ID CODE: HR-B-01-080157469

Tel. +385 1 6197 121
Fax. +385 1 6197 122
E-mail:
info@foka-charter.com
Base and booking office:
MARINA MANDALINA
Foka Nautika d.o.o
Obala J.Sizgorica 1
22000 Sibenik
C r o a t i a

MB: 01307169
OIB: 15653043918
ID CODE: HR-AB-22-080157469

Tel. +385 22 310 103
Fax. +385 22 310 103
E-mail:
info@foka-charter.com