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Club membership
is mandatory to participate in any
activity organised through or by
Blue Ocean Diving or the Scubaholics
Dive Team including :
UK Dive Trips, Training Courses,
Foreign Holidays, Equipment Rental,
Equipment Servicing, Social Events &
Special Offers.
It is assumed that everyone
participating in club activities
agrees to the published Terms &
Conditions as outlined below.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Membership year runs Jan 1st – Dec
31st each year
Continued membership of the club is
discretionary.
Membership cards remain the property
of Scubaholics Dive Team
Lost cards will incur a £7.50
replacement fee
Terms & Conditions may be changed at
any time by Scubaholics Dive Team &
Blue Ocean Diving
Membership cards must be produced
for all offers & for booking trips
All offers and benefits are subject
to availability
Special Offers cannot be combined
unless specifically identified
Advanced booking is required to
attend ALL events & trips
Club Members participate in all
events & activities entirely at
their own risk, and release all
other parties involved from any
liability for any loss or injury
occurring. [ie Blue Ocean Diving
Ltd, Scubaholics Dive Team Ltd,
Staff and other club members]
Members must inform the club of any
change in address/email/telephone
Members must maintain their
qualifications/skills by diving
regularly and/or participating in
skills review practise or training.
All Members must follow standard
safe diving practices of their
training agency
(PADI-BSAC-SAA-SSI-TDI-IANTD etc)
HOLIDAYS
Club membership is mandatory to
participate in any diving activity
Booking is secured by £100 deposit
on all hotel based Red Sea Holidays.
Deposits on other trips vary
depending on Tour Company
requirements.
Deposits may be paid with credit
cards at no charge.
Balance is due 12 weeks prior to
departure.
Balance payments made with credit
cards incur a 2% surcharge.
Holiday prices may change until full
payment is received.
Holiday rates do not include Visa’s
or local taxes unless identified.
Proof of holiday insurance is
required for everyone.
Refunds for holidays will only be
made at the discretion of the Tour
Company it is booked through.
No refund is possible once flights
are ticketed.
Booking deposit is non-refundable &
non-transferable
Divers must have the appropriate
equipment including : Standard Scuba
Equipment, Dive Computer, Knife,
Torch, Delayed SMB & Reel, Compass
and a Spares Kit.
TRAINING COURSES
Club membership is mandatory to
participate in any Diving Course.
All courses must be booked in
advance, full payment is made at
time of booking.
Course can be cancelled by customers
up to 7 days after booking for any
reason, and refunds will be given
but will incur a £25 admin fee.
Cancellations more than 7 days after
booking will receive credit notes
valid for 6 months, and will incur a
£25 admin fee.
Refunds will be given on Training
Materials if returned unused in the
original packaging accompanied by
the receipt of purchase from Blue
Ocean Diving.
(see refunds section under Equipment
Purchases below)
Course dates can be re-arranged with
at least 14 days notice at no cost.
Student cancellation or
re-arrangement of training with less
than 7 days notice of course start
date incurs a £100 charge, unless
for medical reasons supported by a
doctor’s certificate.
If courses are re-arranged by Blue
Ocean Diving and the Scubaholics
Dive Team due to Weather or
Logistical reasons, alternative
dates will be given in the 3
subsequent months. If students
cannot make these dates then credit
notes will be issued.
Students must complete the necessary
knowledge development homework prior
to all training courses – failure to
come prepared to class will result
in postponement and a £100 charge
Children (10-15yrs) are welcome to
participate in Pool Training
providing they have the physical,
intellectual and behavioural
maturity to do so as determined by
the Scubaholics Dive Team
Instructors & Parents in discussion.
Children may only participate in
Qualifying Dives in the UK when
environmental conditions are
favourable: normally restricted to
June-Sept when the water is warmer.
Students must have their own Mask &
Snorkel, Fins & Boots (and Gloves
Oct-May), as well as a suitable Log
binder to protect dive training
documentation.
Scuba Equipment (BCD, Wetsuit,
Regulators, Tanks & Weights) is
supplied for all recreational
courses.
UK DIVES
Club membership is mandatory to
participate in any diving activity.
Advanced booking is required to
attend ALL events & trips
A guarantee of full payment must be
made at time of booking for all Dive
charter trips. Where UK Trip
bookings are secured by Credit Card
and subsequently cancelled by
Members, a £10 surcharge will be
applied to payment by card unless
the member pays any fees due to the
charter operator in cash.
Member cancellation of UK Dive Trips
with less than 14 days notice
forfeits the fees unless your place
is filled by a standby booking where
available.
Member cancellation of UK Dive Trips
with less than 7 days notice
forfeits the fees.
Refunds will be given when trips are
cancelled by Blue Ocean Diving /
Scubaholics Dive Team.
For UK Dive trips running on Dive
Charter Boats, if dives are
cancelled due to safety or weather
concerns (or boat problems) –
refunds will be given to members
when the Boat operator makes them.
EQUIPMENT RENTAL
Proof of appropriate qualification
is necessary to rent any diving
equipment.
Divers renting equipment accept full
responsibility for the care and
maintenance, and must return it in
full working order, or will forfeit
all or part of the deposit held.
Equipment rentals must be pre-booked
and paid for in advance.
Equipment returned later than the
agreed date will be charged at the
daily rate
Deposits will be held against the
safe return at the retail value of
the equipment.
EQUIPMENT SERVICING
Standard servicing turn-around on
most items is 14 days, most often it
is quicker – in unusual cases it may
be longer.
Customers should contact the Dive
Centre to ensure serviced items are
ready for collection – Blue Ocean
Diving can not call you to inform
you it’s ready.
Estimates are given as a guide –
usually the actual cost comes in
less, however on occasion it could
be more – significant issues will be
notified.
Items not collected within one month
of it being ready for collection
will incur a £10/week storage fee.
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES
If a customer has a “change of mind”
- any item can be returned unused in
the original packaging accompanied
by the receipt of purchase at Blue
Ocean Diving within 14 days for a
refund. A 4% surcharge will be
applied to refunds where the
purchase was made by credit card.
Items returned unused in the
original packaging accompanied by
the receipt for of purchase at Blue
Ocean Diving after 14 days purchase
will receive credit notes valid for
6 months.
No refunds will be given after 1
month from purchase date.
All Vouchers, Credit Notes and Gift
Certificates are valid for 6 months.
Any item purchased on a “Price
Match” or on “Instructor Discount”
has standard manufacturer’s
warranties – but the customer covers
all Postage & Packaging costs of
returns to manufacturer.
Any item purchased on a “Price
Match” or on “Instructor Discount”
will incur a 2% charge if paid for
on credit cards ( not debit cards ).
Minimum transaction by credit or
debit cards is £10.
The Terms & Conditions set out above
for Club Membership, UK Dive Trips,
Foreign Dive Holidays, Training
Courses, Equipment Servicing &
Purchases from Blue Ocean Diving and
the Scubaholics Dive Team do not
affect your statutory rights. |
