Depending on where you are in the world will determine the type of charter contract that you have. A common charter contract used for larger yachts and predominantly in Western Mediterranean is a “MYBA “contract which stipulates the fuel, food, beverages, and dockage fees as an additional expense outside of the base charter fee. This is managed through an APA (Advanced Provisioning Allowance). See below for more on that.  For smaller yachts in the Caribbean, it is not uncommon to be issued a Standard Caribbean Terms (SCT) contract which is a different agreement than used in the Western Mediterranean. This could include three meals a day in addition to 4 hours of cruising per day which is included in the base charter fee.