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Step 3: Submit a booking request

What is a formal booking request?

The "Booking Request Form" can be downloaded from this page on the BMSC website: http://www.bms.bc.ca/pubed/booking.html Once filled out, it can be faxed or e-mailed to us. Please contact us with any questions.

An on-line request may be made at: http://www.bms.bc.ca/pubed/booking_webform.html Once filled out, it can be submitted on-line

What to include in a formal booking request?

A formal booking request must include the following information:

• Your name and the name of the school or organization you are bringing
• At least two of the following: address, phone number, fax number, or email
• The estimated group size you will be bringing; this number includes all persons, including chaperones, coming on the field trip. It is important to consider this number carefully, as we may not be able to increase it by much.
• The length of your desired stay
• 3 date options, in order of preference
• The age, grade and/or knowledge level of the group
• Any information you can give us about learning objectives for your field trip

What are the costs?

Elementary and High School
Room and Board: $60.00/day
User Fee: $32.00/day

University, College, and Adult
Room and Board: $60.00/day
User Fee: $42.00/day

Optional
M/V Alta charter (2 hr minimum): $275 for first 2 hrs, then $75 for each additional 1/2 hr
M/V Barkley Star charter: $162.50/hr
ROV: $100.00/hr

*All of the above prices are subjected to 6% GST

What are the booking priorities?

1. University courses are given first priority in choosing dates for field trips, if they let us know 6 months prior to the time of the field trip. If professors are unsure about whether they will have a field trip, we suggest they make a tentative booking.
2. Adult groups will be given priority for weekend dates.
3. Alberta and interior B.C. groups will also be given some priority for dates including a Saturday night so that they may qualify for cheaper airfares.
4. Schools that are actually running a marine science course or unit and groups that are a collection of interested students from more than one school will be given special consideration.
5. We will only be able to ensure space for a school group every second year. Due to the large number of groups interested in a booking and the limited capacity of BMSC, it may not be possible to provide bookings more often than alternate years. If space permits, or the group is able to come during the slower periods of the year (late November to late January) we may be able to accommodate some groups every year.
6. Groups whose failure to abide by the booking policy, lack of participation, previous poor behaviour or lack of supervision limit the usefulness of a BMSC field trip will be assigned a low priority.

Where do I Apply?

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
100 Pachena Road
Bamfield, BC, V0R-1B0
Phone: 250-728-3301 ext. 226
Fax: 250-728-3452

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