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14.3. Warranties
Fastnet Radio guarantees, that each product is delivered faultless, in
material and production, in accordance with the specifications.
The guarantee lasts for 12 months from the date of purchase on parts and
labour expenditure. In the case of Inmarsat-E emergency systems the
guarantee begins as from the first registration of the unit by Inmarsat.
Expendable parts such as electric bulbs, fuses, batteries, ball bearings
etc., are not covered by this warranty.
Guarantee service will be carried out world-wide by the authorised
dealers or the national Fastnet Radio AG agents. Products purchased
from Fastnet Radio AG, which are returned, will be repaired during normal
working hours or replaced. Freight costs or customs duties and other
incidental charges are at the expense of the purchaser. The maximum
guarantee costs must in no way exceed the original price of the unit.
Servicing. The demand for servicing must be exclusively in writing. Fastnet-
Radio will then control further developments. It can be arranged that
servicing on board be carried out by teh nearest service partner. The man
hours for the repair as well as the replacement of defect modules or
other parts are free of charge as long as they are covered by the
warranty. Overtime, waiting time, travel and hotel expenses,insurances,
customs duties and other extra incidentals are at the expense of the
purchaser. Additional costs involved in connection with testing or
replacing of components such as docking, slipping, diving and protective
measures and measurements are not covered by the Fastnet Radio AG
warranty.
Validity: These warranty conditions are only valid when the warranty
certificate or an invoice containing the serial number or the confirmation
of registration of an emergecy system device.
In addition, the installation and the operation must be carried out in
accordance with the operator manual.
The obligations of the warranty are not valid for damages to the
equipment which have been caused by improper handling, accident,
damage, lack of service, water irruption or unauthorised repair work.
