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== Membership and insurance==
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Caving in the UK requires public liability insurance provided by the British caving association, who operate on the calendar year. As such club membership is also run Jan - Dec.
  
== I'm a novice, how much will this caving madness cost me? ==
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As a novice the club will generously subsidise you for your first term's insurance when you become a member. This means that your first trip will cost £10 extra.
  
One-day meets (i.e. the first two meets planned for Michaelmas) will cost you £21 (maybe subject to change in 2009), which includes transportation, breakfast on Sunday, accommodation and gear rental. You will need to bring some extra money for food on Saturday and Sunday night, as we will stop at a takeaway. Alternatively bring some packed food to eat.
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The fees are:
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
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|-
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| ''Concept''
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| ''Period''
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| ''Student rate''
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| ''Non Student rate''
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| '''Newcomer deal'''
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| 3 months insurance (Oct - Dec)
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| £10
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| £10
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| 15 months membership (Oct - next Dec)
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|-
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| '''Club Membership'''
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| 1 year (Jan - Dec)
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| £10
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| £10
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| '''Insurance'''
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| 1 year (Jan - Dec)
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| £8
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| £17
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The subsequent weekend meets will cost you between £21.50 and £30.50 (again, subject to change in 2009), depending on how much gear you will need to borrow from the club. The £21.50 cost includes transportation, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, dinner on Saturday night and accommodation. Gear rental fees are explained below. You will need to bring some spare cash/food to provide yourself with nutritional support on Friday night and Sunday night. On Sunday night expect to be hungry!
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== Meets ==
  
== Rental Fees 08/09 ==
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The fees of meets are '''£35''' for Fri/Sun ''' ''weekend''-meets''' (excludes gear rental, see rental fees below). Fees include transport, food and accommodation. One day meets are held at the beginning of the year and are charged at a special rate.
  
As a novice you will borrow all the gear you need from the club. The club charges daily rates on individual gear items. The global cost for basic/SRT is:
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You will need to bring some extra money for food whilst travelling (or some actual food) to and for the meet (£10 should cover it), and for sundries during the weekend, as we sometimes go to the pub after a trip.
  
* All Basics: £ 3.00
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The club's [[Media:CUCC_MeetAcountingPolicy.pdf | Meet Accounting Policy]] gives full details of the costs.
* SRT Kit : £ 1.50
 
  
The basic gear rental contains oversuit, undersuit, light and helmet, kneepads, wellies. For the 3 first meets you won't need vertical (SRT) equipment, as we will be using ladders. During the following meets you will have to borrow SRT kits, and the daily rental will be £ 4.50.
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== Equipment ==
  
== Meet Fees 08/09 ==
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Gear rental fees per day of use underground:
  
Weekend Meet (incl. transportation, sat/sun breakfast, sat dinner, accomodation )
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* £0.50 Light
* Non-Driver: £ 21.50
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* £1.50 Undersuit, oversuit, helmet, wellies, knepads, belt
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* £1.00 SRT kit, harness
  
Novice Sat/Sun Meet (incl transportation, sunday breakfast, accomodation )
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For the 3 first meets you won't need vertical (SRT) equipment, as we will be using ladders.
* Non-Driver: £ 18
 
  
== Membership/Insurance Fees 08/09 ==
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You will borrow all the caving equipment you need from the club. You can carry on renting CUCC gear for as long as you need but at some point you will want to buy your own so you get stuff that actually fits properly. This is usually done in stages as the whole lot is quite expensive: wellies, undersuit, oversuit, kneepads (£120); SRT kit (£180); Helmet and Light (£120).
 
 
As a novice the club will generously subsidise you for a 17 days temporary insurance (in case you are wondering this costs the club £ 3). This will allow you to come to training for free and won't load on your meets fees for a total of 2 weeks. If after two weeks of dealing with us you want more then you will have to pay a club membership fee and yearly insurance.  
 
 
 
If you are a novice this is going to sum up to £ 16. The fees are:  
 
 
 
* Club Membership (Oct 07-Oct 08) £ 6
 
* 16 Months Insurance (Oct 07-Dec 08) - Student rate £ 10
 
* Yearly Insurance (Jan 08-Dec 08) - Student rate £ 8
 
* Yearly Insurance (Jan 08-Dec 08) - Non Student rate £ 16
 
  
 
== Questions? ==
 
== Questions? ==
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If you have questions please [mailto:caving-treasurer@srcf.net contact the junior treasurer].
  
If  you have questions please contact the junior treasurer (oacs2).
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[http://www.srcf.ucam.org/caving/wiki/images/b/b1/ComMeeting_nov11_minutes.pdf Updated Nov 2011]
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[[File:landscapeSW_tobySpeight.jpg|630px|thumb|left|Above Penwyllt, there's an open view of Bannau Sir Gaer (the Black Mountain). South Wales. By Toby Speight]]

Latest revision as of 11:34, 13 January 2017

Membership and insurance

Caving in the UK requires public liability insurance provided by the British caving association, who operate on the calendar year. As such club membership is also run Jan - Dec.

As a novice the club will generously subsidise you for your first term's insurance when you become a member. This means that your first trip will cost £10 extra.

The fees are:

Concept Period Student rate Non Student rate
Newcomer deal 3 months insurance (Oct - Dec) £10 £10
15 months membership (Oct - next Dec)
Club Membership 1 year (Jan - Dec) £10 £10
Insurance 1 year (Jan - Dec) £8 £17

Meets

The fees of meets are £35 for Fri/Sun weekend-meets (excludes gear rental, see rental fees below). Fees include transport, food and accommodation. One day meets are held at the beginning of the year and are charged at a special rate.

You will need to bring some extra money for food whilst travelling (or some actual food) to and for the meet (£10 should cover it), and for sundries during the weekend, as we sometimes go to the pub after a trip.

The club's Meet Accounting Policy gives full details of the costs.

Equipment

Gear rental fees per day of use underground:

  • £0.50 Light
  • £1.50 Undersuit, oversuit, helmet, wellies, knepads, belt
  • £1.00 SRT kit, harness

For the 3 first meets you won't need vertical (SRT) equipment, as we will be using ladders.

You will borrow all the caving equipment you need from the club. You can carry on renting CUCC gear for as long as you need but at some point you will want to buy your own so you get stuff that actually fits properly. This is usually done in stages as the whole lot is quite expensive: wellies, undersuit, oversuit, kneepads (£120); SRT kit (£180); Helmet and Light (£120).

Questions?

If you have questions please contact the junior treasurer.


Updated Nov 2011

Above Penwyllt, there's an open view of Bannau Sir Gaer (the Black Mountain). South Wales. By Toby Speight