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Guest Deck.THE INDEPENDENT CHARTER DESK
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Readiness quiz

Fifteen questions that show whether a proposal is ready for a deposit.

Yacht gangway lowered onto a stone quay at sunrise

The readiness quiz

Choose one answer per question. A = 0 points, B = 1, C = 2, D = 3, for a maximum of 45 points. A high total cannot cancel out a critical gap. Your answers stay in this browser unless you choose to save the results below.

How it works

Taking and scoring the quiz.

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How do you take and score the quiz?Choose one answer per question:

The five parts

The questions, part by part.

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What should you establish before choosing a yacht?1.Can you explain the total superyacht charter cost?3.Does the yacht actually fit your family?6.Is the proposed vacation operationally realistic?9.Have you checked the agreement, insurance and payment instructions?13.

Your result

What the score means, the holds and what to send next.

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What does your score mean?Total: Q1 + Q2 + … + Q15 = / 45.Which gaps override a high score?For this desk’s conservative pre-deposit rubric, mark the result HOLD if any of Questions 2–7 or 12–15 scores below 3.What should you send to the principal or broker next?Send the unresolved decisions, not just the score.What are the research limits?This assessment does not verify any named yacht’s availability, crew, equipment condition, passenger permissions, tax treatment, insurance eligibility or bank-account ownership.