Skippered Vessel Charter Agreement | Australia

Hire out a yacht, sailboat or pleasure craft in Australia with this Bareboat Vessel Charter Agreement.

• The charterer will either skipper the vessel or will provide a skipper and crew. The skipper must be sufficiently experienced and competent to handle and operate the vessel.
• The charterer must redeliver the vessel in the same condition as at the start of the charter, clean and fully provisioned and fueled.
• The charter operator's liability is limited in accordance with Part VIII of the Navigation Amendments Act.
• The charter must limit its use of the vessel to the limits permitted by the relevant waterway authority, and must observe all rules and regulations applicable to right of way, anchoring and mooring of pleasure craft.
• For self-catered charters, the charterer must ensure that all catering and bar personnel are sufficiently qualified and that all liquor licensing laws are complied with.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Australia.

Prepare an Emergency Drills and Training Procedures Manual for a marine vessel with this downloadable template.

• The template includes sections for:
  • general information about the drills and training program;
  • abandon ship drills;
  • abandon ship procedures;
  • vessel emergency signals;
  • fire drills and training;
  • guidance for personnel in the event of fire;
  • fire prevention;
  • person overboard drills and training;
  • person overboard response.
• Available as a fully editable MS Word document template.

Prepare a General Emergency Procedures Policy for personnel onboard a commercial marine vessel with this easy-to-use MS Word template.

• Reporting and alerting requirements
• Roles and responsibilities of senior officers and crew
• Personal injury or illness
• Person overboard
• Hypothermia
• Epidemics
• Death
• Maritime incidents and disasters
• Distress
• Engine breakdown
• Fires and explosions
• Collisions
• Floods
• Loss of stability
• Hull damage
• Abandon ship
• Beaching and stranding
• Environmental incidents
• Extreme weather
• Boat drills

The template is available in MS Word format and is fully editable - easily customized to meet your exact needs.

Prepare an Operations Procedures Manual for a marine vessel with this comprehensive 41-page template.

• The template contains sections for a variety of procedures, including:
  
  • working on deck and aloft;
  • chipping and painting;
  • operating a forklift;
  • housekeeping matters;
  • pollution control;
  • safety guide for handling and storage of gas cylinders;
  • workshop guidelines;
  • handling of chemicals;
  • first aid kit requirements;
  • proper clothing and PPE;
  • electrical safety;
  • welding operations;
  • work boat and rescue boat operations;
  • emergency repairs;
  • transit and mooring procedures;
  • fuel transfers;
  • boat-to-boat transfers;
  • crane operations.
• The template document is available in MS Word format.