Crew Agreement

1. Your position on the vessel is on an unpaid voluntary basis and does not create any employer/employee relationship of any sort.

2. You must follow the instructions of the skipper at all times.

3. Sailing is an inherently hazardous activity and although Great Circle and the skipper will use their best endeavours to ensure your safety neither they nor their clients can be held liable for any loss or damage to your property or personal possessions, or injury or death, however caused.

4. In the event of scheduling or routeing delays Great Circle will not be responsible for any associated costs incurred by the crew.

5. Delays en route can occur for weather, technical or other reasons. In the event of delays, whatever the cause, crew undertake to remain with the vessel until completion of the trip. Failure to remain with the vessel until completion of the voyage or to join at the start of the voyage, as arranged, for any reason, may, at the sole discretion of Great Circle, lead to a charge being made to the crew member concerned for all the additional costs incurred.

6. Should crew leave or be dismissed from the vessel en route they will be responsible for their own repatriation costs and all related expenditure.

7. All the direct expenses of running the vessel and feeding the crew whilst aboard the vessel are the responsibility of the skipper. Crew are responsible for all their own living costs and any other expenditure when not aboard the vessel.

8. Your conduct, appearance and dress must always be consistent with the high standards required by Great Circle and its clients.

9. You are responsible for providing your own personal safety and other equipment, which must include a lifejacket, harness and safety line, appropriate foul weather clothing and sleeping bag. You must also bring a large double sheet to protect your berth.

10. The use or possession of any illegal substances is strictly forbidden. Anyone found to be, or suspected of being, in breach of this requirement will be dismissed from the vessel and reported to the authorities at the first available opportunity.

11. Smoking and the consumption of alcohol whilst on board the vessel are forbidden without the express permission of the skipper. Under no circumstances may crew smoke anywhere on the vessel other than in the cockpit or on deck.

12. You must notify Great Circle of any current, chronic or recurring medical conditions and of the appropriate medication/treatment. You must also confirm these details to the skipper on joining the vessel. You are responsible for your own medical requirements, treatment and costs, including repatriation if necessary.

13. Unless otherwise agreed in writing you are responsible for all your own travel and repatriation costs. Any agreement relating to Great Circle paying travel costs will be nullified if crew are dismissed from the vessel; leave the vessel for any reason before completion of the voyage; or fail to join at the commencement of the voyage.

14. For voyages terminating overseas you may be asked to deposit with Great Circle or the skipper a return travel ticket, or funds in lieu, for return travel to your home country.

15. Crew must purchase their own medical and travel insurance and for voyages within the EU crew should also obtain an EHIC.

16. You are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary passport, visa and immunisation documents for the voyage.

17. All documents referred to in this agreement, and any certificates of qualification, must be provided, on request, for inspection by Great Circle or the skipper.

18. On arrival at the final destination you will be required to participate in the cleaning of the vessel and any other maintenance work at the skipper's discretion. Crew will generally be expected to leave the vessel within 24 hours of arrival at the final destination.

19. All information relating to Great Circle, its clients, the vessel and its owners is confidential. You must not at any time use or disclose this information to any other person.

20. You may not at any time make any statement to the press or other form of public media without the written consent of Great Circle.

21. This crew agreement will apply to the first and all subsequent voyages with Great Circle and it represents the whole agreement between the parties. Any agreed variations with regard to a specific voyage must be in writing.

I CONFIRM THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERTAKE TO BE BOUND BY IT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT ANY FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY LEAD TO MY BEING DISMISSED FROM THE VESSEL IMMEDIATELY, WITHOUT NOTICE OR COMPENSATION

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Jeffrey K Wood T/A GREAT CIRCLE, 46 Beech Road, Hale Cheshire, WA15 9HX, U.K.