Guide to a correct CHECK-IN to Charter a Boat

You've got just a driver's license and want a boat leased by the formula "bareboat", or "lease without driver", and you have to face for the first time taking over (check-in) boat. Or you've already rented in the past, but it is not clear the delivery process in its entirety. Do not be afraid: here is a guide for you to be able to perform this operation together with the referent of the shipping company in an optimal manner:

• Dedicate a space of about 1 hour or 2 to your check-in, in accordance with the availability of the shipping company, for the delivery operation: a boat is a complex system and all its functions and equipment should be known, you have to get familiar with everything to sail safely and to be sure that what 'is delivered will work properly in all its parts, also to limit the risks debit damages and losses in the operation of redelivery (check-out); therefore, when boarding guests, ie or your friends or your family, in your charter, we recommend getting it at a later time, 1 O 2 hours later, so that you have all the calm to be able to handle your first check in with the time needed, and to be able, even after getting comfortable with the tops, halyards, their color, do local mind on the many capabilities of the boat, without haste and without needing to manage boarding of your friends and your galley.
• Ensures a few days before if the credit limit of your credit card is large enough to handle the release of the deposit sum, if the shipping company uses this to his release. If it is a foreign company, and the boat being located in a foreign country, is the only mode used.
• Use a notebook for your personal appuntarti the main feature of the boat, whether you attempt to verify independently, and in the case where capobase you the highlights; It will seem able to remember them at the beginning of, but at the end of the check or when browsing you forgetting someone, being many; mark them in a notebook will help you remember them and, in case of necessity, you can read your notes.
• The representative of the shipping company, in most cases, You will present a check list of amenities, boat parts, and functionality tick: This sheet is very important, It is for you a greater rational assurance verification for delivery of the boat, and it will also be useful to check out in order to re-check that everything is working and you have not had losses of amenities, even for those of little importance.
• In some cases, as in small leasing companies, It may not be operated check in with a check list; in this case you can always bring you a, to take note of some parts independently, It will always be useful. the medium-sized companies, usually use it, and in this case it operates to check in with the so-called technique of adversarial, or with your presence, the tenant, and boarding referent, point by point, checking one by one all the boat equipment, its already damaged parts or less, and its functionality tested one; remember to sign it, to keep a copy for yourself, and have it signed by the representative of the extended boarding company: if now it has produced only one copy, you can always, After completing and signing, take a picture for each page with your phone, Oats for copying; companies with a high number of boats instead often use the technique of self check-in: in this case you will need to take control of autonomy in all the boat functionality, and ask your contact person boarding only the exceptions that you have not been able to evaluate alone, including the parts that you believe you should detect as damaged or not functioning, such as small scratches on the hull, candlesticks already crooked,etc. As we believe it is not a delivery that fully guarantees the lessee in the process of checking out and for proper checking for damages and losses, the market reality has in place also this mode of delivery.
• also ensures that the sails are healthy: in this case or open with the referent, or if not, we do not suggest flaggarle as "ok", riservandoti to check them out at sea.
• Generally most of the shipping companies, the boat back, It has a sub that checks the hulls in the submerged part, the bulb, to ensure they are not produced damage from previous customer; on this point that you can not trust the company, but suggest that you check the hull with a bathroom personally made by you, as soon as you can, or offshore and in any case when you're in complete safety, but never in port, since water is certainly unhealthy, but it is also forbidden to dive for the local authority Regulation. Upon check-in, anyhow, you can always raise plants pots, to verify that there are no, upon delivery, obvious damage on the bulb bolts or previous cracks on the floor timbers and / or other signals that detectable defects of the boat or previous accidents.
• Beyond check-in operative and adversarial or autonomy, check that on board they have all the safety equipment necessary for the number of guests you have on board (Life jackets, any safety belts, liferaft and its review and current validity, the use of safety equipment unless you are clear etc) as well as relating to the motricity (verification engine ignition, engine oil if necessary, state and shift functionality inserendeo gears etc) and also those relating to pure comfort (pillows, blankets, court and pillow legs in case of folding dinette, functional stereo, refrigerator functioning, Water filled lockers, full fuel tank etc) Remember that the representative of the shipping company understands generally the boat that you are delivering, and therefore it is the main person, during those hours, that can 'help you find equipment that does not find, and to help you verify and to know the boat functionality unless you are clear.
• Also check the documents of the boat, and remember that they are essential on board and in case of any controls: the lease signed by the original parties, Booklet of the boat and whether it was allowed to lease, security certificate valid, board certified VHF, RC Insurance valid for the inboard and, separately, RC insurance for the outboard motor, including the outboard engine certificate. Moreover, verifies the presence of the raft audit certificate and its latest review and expiration.
• Not less important, beyond the 'check-in, It is to check every boat features that allow you to navigate safely and enjoy it with your guests cruise. Learn the functionality of each type of vehicle accessory, remember that your safety at sea depends on the functionality and the maintenance and management of the boat, in its entirety. If necessary so controlled as much 'as you can, devoting to this activity even several hours, as more 'take confidence with the knowledge of the boat, more 'fast you can be in solving any problems that may occur during navigation.

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