HHYC TEMPORARY MEMBER AND VISITING YACHTSMEN APPLICATION

A person who is not normally resident in Hong Kong and who is eligible for Senior Associate  Membership may be admitted as a Temporary or Visiting Yachtsman Member in accordance with Article 3.5 and Section 8 of the Bye-Laws. Hebe Haven Yacht Club welcomes visiting yachtsmen and members of other overseas yacht or boat clubs. Such visitors are categorised as follows:

• VISITING YACHTSMAN
• HONORARY VISITOR
• ORDINARY VISITOR

HONORARY VISITOR

Use of all facilities is available to a person normally resident abroad belonging to an overseas club with which the Club has reciprocal rights. Such a person may be accepted as an Honorary Visitor without payment of either a nomination fee or a monthly subscription. Any rental fees (e.g. mooring or hardstanding) are to be paid monthly in advance and at the same rates as for a Full Member. Membership will be valid for a maximum of three months in any twelve months period.

ORDINARY VISITOR

An Ordinary Visitor is a person normally resident abroad who belongs to an overseas yacht club with which HHYC has no reciprocal rights. The arrangements will be the same as for an Honorary Visitor, except that the period of membership shall be for a maximum of six weeks in any period of twelve months.

APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY MEMBERSHIP

Onus rests on the applicant to satisfy the requirements of the General Committee that the applicant is entitled to the status of Temporary Member in the category claimed. An application form duly completed and signed by a proposer and seconder shall be returned to the General Manager with the appropriate fees.

Temporary Membership is available for a period of up to six months.

Subscription and mooring fees for six months are payable in advance. If the Visiting Yachtsman departs from Hong Kong within the six months period, a refund based on whole months left (rounded down) will be made.

Extension of a Visiting Yachtsman’s membership beyond six months will only be considered on written application to the General Committee and is only granted in exceptional circumstances.

HHYC has one visitor mooring for a vessel up to 14 meters in length and three Pontoon berths for visiting boats up to 22 meters in length.  Visitors have full use of the Club facilities including the boat yard.

Visitors who would like to visit Hebe Haven should give as much notice as possible before arrival, preferably by e-mail to marine@hhyc.org.hk.,  with full details of the crew, yacht, expected arrival date, length of the intended stay in HK and whether a mooring or berth is required.

Alternatively you could call us on + 852 27193673.

For full details of entry procedures to Hong Kong please go to the following link for the Hong Kong Marine Department (Mardep).
http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/pub_services/ocean/notes_ymaster.html

If you are unable to find the details and links, then the short version is that you must have a pre-arrival health clearance in the form of “Free
Pratique”, which you should send by e-mail to pa_rp@dh.gov.hk
The link for the form can be found here:
http://www.dh.gov.hk/english/useful/useful_forms/files/dh1418.pdf

Under the “Special Arrangements” clause of the Immigration Department you may come directly to Hebe Haven Yacht Club, instead of anchoring at the Immigration Anchorage for Inward Immigration Clearance. On arrival, you should berth alongside the Big Yellow Pin on the South Pontoon at about 22′ 21.52” N 114′ 15.42”, give or take a fathom or two. If you have given us your approximate ETA in advance we will try and not have a security guard shoo you away.

After visiting the office and becoming a Temporary Member, having a shower, a drink and getting settled, Hebe Haven will give you a letter confirming your arrival at the Club and that you will be moored at this location, during your stay in HK, for the Marine Department’s record.  Then you will need to visit the Immigration Department for Passport clearance. After Immigration, you need to visit the Marine Department for Inward Clearance of the boat. They will give you a “Permission to Navigate”, which is a piece of paper you can show to any officials who sees you are not a Local Vessel and asks who you are.

The official blurb on clearing the boat in with the Mardep is;

“A General Declaration Form M.O.618A, together with the Certificate of Registry of the vessel, a crew list (ID 207A) stamped by the Immigration Department and the Port Clearance issued by the authority of the last port of call should be produced at the time of reporting arrival. A prescribed fee of HK$58 (US$7.44) for the arrival clearance will be charged.”

You are then free to eat, drink and be merry as you sit in the Club writing an article for the Club Magazine, Hebe Jebe’s, on your adventures in getting to Hebe Haven Yacht Club.