Licensor:
Karlskrona Municipality
Operations and Service Administration, Water and Harbor Division
371 83 Karlskrona
This agreement applies to a recreational boat at a municipal pier/recreational marina. The municipality has the right to direct the berth holder to another municipal berth if the municipality deems this necessary.
Boats used in commercial/professional activities are not covered by this agreement and therefore may not use the berth without a special permit from the municipality.
The agreement applies from the day the berth is granted and until 31 December of the year of grant, unless terminated earlier by either party. The usage period is from 1 April of the grant year until 30 November of the grant year.
The agreement may be terminated by either party. The berth holder terminates the agreement digitally by logging in to their account at: batplatser.karlskrona.se. The agreement ceases to apply from the time the termination is registered.
The fee for recreational berths is charged according to a tariff established by Karlskrona Municipality and is based on berth width and length of the pier arm, with additions for water and/or electricity if available. For berths with a buoy, the fee is based on berth width with additions for water and electricity if available. The berth holder is responsible for ensuring that a buoy exists and is in good condition.
The fee is based on a calendar year, but the right to use the berth applies from 1 April until 30 November. The fee is invoiced in advance.
All forms of subletting, transfer or lending of the berth in private arrangements are prohibited. If the municipality becomes aware that subletting, transfer or lending has occurred, the berth holder's berth will be terminated with immediate effect, and any berth fee paid will not be refunded.
The berth holder is obliged to always ensure that the boat is properly moored and, where applicable, equipped with fenders or other devices to prevent damage to adjacent boats, piers, pier arms, buoys or other property. Cladding/other installation on the pier arm, or loose items on the pier, is prohibited.
Mooring equipment, ropes and similar items must be removed by the berth holder from the pier, buoy or pier arm after each boating season and upon termination.
The berth holder must ensure that the boat is not wider than to allow a distance of at least five cm between the boat and the pier arm on each side. If the boat is moored to a pier arm, the municipality's guidelines for pier arms must be followed; these are published on the municipality's website.
The municipality has the right to prohibit the berth holder from using the berth if the above obligations are not observed. Under such circumstances, the municipality has no obligation to offer the berth holder a replacement berth.
A boat that the municipality deems unseaworthy or abandoned may be moved by the municipality at the berth holder's expense and responsibility. This is to prevent damage to the environment, piers, facilities or adjacent boats.
The municipality is responsible for ensuring that mooring installations on piers or quays are in good condition. In cases where the municipality has equipped the berth with a pier arm, the municipality is also responsible for ensuring that it is in good condition. For berths with a buoy, the berth holder is responsible for ensuring that a buoy exists and is in good condition. "Good condition" means that neither the berth holder's nor others' property can be damaged.
For berths that have an electricity connection, the berth holder is entitled to temporarily use the socket at the berth. However, the berth holder may not connect to the electricity for longer than 24 hours in a row, and electric heating or cooling units may not be connected unless a fee has been paid for this.
Fresh water on the pier or in connection with the berth is available during the frost-free period of the boating season. What constitutes the frost-free period is determined by the personnel of the Water and Harbor Division.
The berth holder must, without request, promptly update any changes to contact details, e.g. e-mail address, telephone number and address, by logging in to their account on the municipality's website for boat/waiting list berths: https://batplatser.karlskrona.se/.
These details form the basis for future payments according to point 14.
If the berth holder fails to update their contact details and this results in the municipality being unable to reach them, carry out billing or service of notices, or obtain or convey other relevant information, the municipality has the right to terminate the agreement with immediate effect.
It is of particular importance to the municipality that the berth holder does not breach the provisions set out in points 5, 6 and 8. The parties therefore agree that if the berth holder neglects their obligations under these provisions, the right of use may be forfeited and the municipality has the right to terminate the agreement. Such termination shall be made by written notice.
The berth holder shall compensate the municipality for all damage and costs incurred as a result of the neglect.
Upon termination of the agreement, the berth holder is obliged to leave the berth in a clean and original condition, and if a boat or other property has not been removed from the berth after termination, the municipality has the right to move these at the berth holder's expense.
This agreement does not confer any security of tenure and the berth holder is not entitled to compensation due to the termination of the grant.
The fee is based on the tariff in force at any given time. Once the invoice for the fee has been issued, you have 30 days to pay the invoice.
Disputes regarding interpretations of this agreement or any other legal relationship arising from this contractual relationship shall, if negotiations do not lead to agreement, be resolved by the Swedish general courts with Blekinge District Court as the court of first instance.
