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Specific terms relating to the overseas evacuation or repatriation service
12.1 The overseas evacuation or repatriation service is available to
provide the following services when the arrangements are made by
us:
(a) Transferring you by air ambulance, regular airline or any other method of transport we
consider appropriate. We will decide the method of transport and the date and time.
(b) If you are admitted to hospital then, if in the opinion of the appointed doctor the medical
facilities in the hospital are not suitable or adequate, you will be evacuated to the nearest
place where appropriate services are available.
(c) Cover for the reasonable and necessary transport and additional accommodation costs for
another person, who must be 18 or over, to accompany you if you are under 18 (or in other
cases where we believe that your medical condition makes it appropriate) while you are
being moved.
(d) Cover for the reasonable additional travelling and accommodation costs incurred in
returning to the principal country of residence any family members covered by an
AXA PPP International policy who are accompanying you on the overseas journey.
(e) Bringing your body back to a port or airport in your principal country of residence or your
home country, if you die outside of your home country, except if you die in the
circumstances shown in12.2(b).
12.2 The overseas evacuation or repatriation service will not be available
for the following:
(a) Any medical condition which does not prevent you from continuing to travel or work and
which does not need immediate emergency in-patient treatment.
(b) Any costs incurred which arise from, or are directly or indirectly caused by a deliberately
self-inflicted injury, suicide or an attempt at suicide.
(c) Any costs incurred which arise from or are in any way connected with, alcohol abuse, drug
abuse or substance abuse.
(d) Any costs incurred as a result of engaging in or training for any sport for which you receive
a salary or monetary reimbursement, including grants or sponsorship (unless you receive
travel costs only).
(e) Treatment of injuries sustained from base jumping, cliff diving, flying in an unlicensed
aircraft or as a learner, martial arts, free climbing, mountaineering with or without ropes,
scuba diving to a depth of more than 10 metres, trekking to a height of over 2,500 metres,
bungee jumping, canyoning, hangliding, paragliding or microlighting, parachuting, potholing,
skiing off piste or any other winter sports activity carried out off piste.