Terms & Conditions

All work is carried out under our standard terms and conditions. A copy will be sent to you with your contract of survey. Your attention is drawn to these particular terms of business.

General Conditions for Yacht Surveys

No work will be undertaken without receipt of a signed “Letter of Instruction” or contract.

An invoice will be sent with the report and payment is required within 30 days.

Under normal circumstances survey reports will be issued within 5 working days from the date of survey

The client agrees to pay any fees and expenses reasonably incurred and charged by the surveyor.

The client is responsible for all charges for boat movements, slipping, docking, removals, replacement and reinstatement work arising in association with the survey.

The client is responsible for obtaining permission from the current owner(s) and the yard for the survey to be carried out.

Liability for the report is solely to the instructing client and to no other third party.

We reserve the right to decline to survey any vessel or accept any commission for whatever reason and to decline to attend on board a vessel where it is considered to be a danger to the surveyor’s or other’s safety.

We reserve the right to postpone a survey due to inclement weather.

The copyright of the survey document remains the property of Jeremy Snelling Marine Surveys Limited.

We do not carry out checks on title, lien, or handle matters concerning registration or VAT status.

Limitations of Survey

All testing is by non-destructive methods. Internal inspection is limited to those areas normally accessible directly or through lockers, inspection hatches, removable panels, etc. No part of the vessel is dismantled; no bolts are removed for inspection and no linings are removed. Any part of the vessel, her equipment or fittings, which are unexposed or inaccessible, cannot be confirmed to be free from defect.

Limitations for vessels ashore

The mast cannot be ascended with safety, so the rig is examined as far as possible from the deck. The engine cannot be started. Sea cocks cannot be tested for leaks, and services such as the toilet cannot be tested for operation. Navigational and sailing instruments cannot be tested.

Limitations for vessels afloat

It is not possible to inspect the underwater surface of the hull, including keels, skeg, rudders, stern gear, propellers and anodes, or to carry out checks for osmosis.

 

The vessel and her equipment are not assessed for design, suitability for any particular purpose, or compliance with any rules, regulation, standard or code.

© Jeremy Snelling Marine Surveys Limited 2008

Jeremy Snelling Marine Surveys Limited

Yacht & Small Craft Surveys