TERMS & CONDITIONS

RECRUITMENT 

KNOT Yacht Services are compliant with the terms of 1.4 of the MLC 2006 and as such we have enforced several points to ensure a yachts compliancy also.

We require that the Captain of the yacht provides us with the yacht’s MLC 2006 Certificate.

We ask our clients to confirm your contract details with you prior to your commencement, where this is possible.

Your SEA (Seafarers Employment Agreement) should contain information that the owner has the means to protect you (the crew member) from being stranded in a foreign port.  It is advised under the convention that you should have sighted your SEA prior to boarding the yacht.

KNOT Yacht Services also has ensured that our operations comply with the MLC 2006 convention as follows:

• We keep an up-to-date, confidential database of all crew recruited or placed by ourselves
• We conduct confidential reference checks on all the crew we put forward to our clients
• We verify the validation and authenticity of all Qualifications and Licenses
• We do not charge crew for our recruitment services - they are completely free of charge to crew
• We do not have a ‘black list’ or anything of that sort to prevent or deter crew from gaining employment
• We do not recruit ‘under age’ crew

As a crew member you should know that once you are employed and live and work onboard there may be disciplinary procedures consistent with national laws, which should be explained in full detail in your SEA.  It is your responsibility to ensure that you have read and understood any disciplinary procedures, Code of Conduct expected and Standing Orders.

We need you to provide scans of your various documents that we upload to our database as we are obliged to send these to our client:

• A copy of your Passport ID page
• Your full STCW Basic Safety Training Certification: including all 5 STCW modules
• A current Seafarers Medical Fitness Certificate (ie. ENG1) written in English and stipulating that your sight and hearing, are satisfactory, and when applicable, your colour vision also.

BOOKINGS via ACADEMY:

When  a confirmed booking is made by the 'Company student' and accepted by  KNOT Yacht Services Limited (hereafter referred to as the 'Company') a  binding contract shall be held to exist between both parties (the  'Company' and the 'Company student'). 

No  liability shall be taken on by either the 'Company student' or the  'Company' if either is prevented from fulfilling any of their  contractual obligations by any incidence of force majeure; including  acts of God (natural disaster, workplace fire, flood), strikes, or other  similar major event which is beyond the control of either party.  

In  the event of any dispute arising from the terms and conditions of this  contract, it shall be referred to a mutually acceptable mediator whose  decision shall be binding to both parties. It is understood that the  'Company student' will compensate the 'Company' for any non-insurable  claims that may be made against them for damage or loss caused by the  'Company student' or by members of their party whether intentional or  through negligence.

WAYS TO BOOK:

1. Confirmed bookings can be made through the website - (see payment clause below).

2. Payment: A 50% deposit payment is required to secure your spot in one of our available courses. The remaining balance is due 1 month prior to the course start date. Only with prior arrangement will payment plans or late payments be accepted. Credit card/debit card are our accepted methods of payment via PayPal. On receipt of your deposit, a confirmation email and tax invoice will  be sent to you outlining your selected course and any useful  information relevant to the course. All bookings will be held for a  maximum of 7 days and will not be confirmed until the deposit payment  has been received.

CANCELLATION OR RESCHEDULING:

If  a booking is cancelled or rescheduled inside 30 days to the course's  start date, this must be done in writing by the person who completed the  booking and will deem to take effect once received by the 'Company'.

If the deposit to secure a place in a course has been made and the student then cancels or reschedules inside 30 days, an administration/service fee of $250 + GST will be charged.

Cancellations  or rescheduling of bookings made between 30 and 15 days will incur a  loss of the deposit paid (50% payment of course cost).

There will be no refunds given  for any cancellations made inside 15 days of the course's start date.   If a student chooses to leave or abandon a course before the scheduled  finish date and time for whatever reason, no refunds will be given.

Any  course material that has been issued to the student must be returned to  the 'Company' before of the deposit (minus deductions) is refunded.  

In  the event of the 'Company' having to cancel a course without offering  any acceptable alternative then the 'Company student' shall be entitled  to a full refund of monies paid and no further liability shall be  incurred by the 'Company'.

The  'Company student' agrees to advise the 'Company' in writing of any  medical disability or illness that may adversely affect the student's  ability to participate in the course they have chosen. It shall be at  the discretion of the 'Company' to refuse to accept a booking from a  student where there is unacceptable risk to the party and the 'Company'  in doing so.

Please note: Prices are all in New Zealand dollars and may be subject to change.

DISCLAIMER:

KNOT  Yacht Services Limited shall not be held liable for death, personal  injury, loss or damage to property howsoever arising and therefore by signing this booking form,  you hereby release to the full extent permitted by the law and in  equity, the 'Company', its' employees and contractors from all actual  and contingent liability in respect of such personal injury, death, loss  or damage.