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NOTICE OF RISK

MEXICO NOTICE OF RISK

© Adil Schindler
BAJA CALIFORNIA
We are excited to have you join us, but feel compelled to point out some of the risks
involved in one of our adventures around Baja, Mexico and the surrounding ocean.

We operate at the whim of Mother Nature. Our ships and camps can be sure that we will do our best to protect the health and safety
have connectivity with shore operations, and we carefully monitor of our guests and crew including the following core principles;
weather conditions and maintain communication lines for urgent temperature and health monitoring, personal hygiene with
and emergency situations. Our ocean-going ships are equipped with frequent hand washing, using sanitizer, not touching face, coughing
satellite communication technology, full-time data links, internet at or sneezing into one’s elbow, social distancing, disinfecting
sea and marine radios. We need you to be aware that there is always with 1-week hold times using fogging machines, isolation, and
a risk of adverse weather, mechanical breakdown, errors or mistakes quarantine or emergency airvac to shore for possible cases.
made by our crew, medical evacuations or other interruptions to HOWEVER, we cannot promise that you won’t come in contact with
your trip that are beyond our control. someone infected with the virus and we cannot promise that you
won’t potentially get sick.
Dealing with animals involves risk. Camping out in the desert
involves risk. Going to sea involves risk. This is not Disneyland. We Aerial medevac is available at or close by most of our destinations.
give careful guidance on peak season and our previous experiences We require that all guests have insurance that covers emergency
with the animals. But there is no guarantee that you will see the care in Mexico including aerial medevac and hospital procedures.
animals you are hoping for. Mother Nature doesn’t work that A medical evacuation flight might cost $10,000 and local hospital
way. Guests and crew alike are susceptible to accidents, tripping charges could be in excess of $20,000. You will have to arrange for
and falling, sprains or broken bones, strokes, heart attacks or payment up front for these costs if you require evac or hospital stay
medical conditions such as appendicitis, pancreatitis, diabetic and your insurance won’t cover the charges.
complications, heat or sun exhaustion, dehydration, severe
infections, abscesses or other emergency conditions. A sample liability release and waiver requires your acceptance,
agreement and signature when you visit SeeCreatures before
Diving can be challenging and may not be suitable for less- boarding your ship or arriving at camp.
experienced divers. You must be a trained and certified scuba
diver to dive with us unless you are enrolled in one of our training We wish you an excellent trip, loads of animals and a beautiful and
programs. Guests are responsible for their own dive safety. Our safe experience.
divemasters and instructors are your “dive guides” and are primarily
responsible for ensuring top quality dives, critter pointing and the
best possible guest experience. You must have good buoyancy
control. Our guides are not responsible for teaching primary dive
skills or looking after guests who do not have basic buoyancy skills.
These are difficult and trying times during the COVID-19 crisis. You

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