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BoatUS
On-Water Towing provides a range of benefits and paid services
to an enrolled BoatUS Member in good standing, 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
PAID
SERVICES include: Payment for towing Member's disabled
boat from the point of breakdown at sea to port of choice;
at sea battery jumpstarts; delivery of fuel, engine fluids
and basic engine parts to avoid a tow, subject to availability;
soft ungrounding assistance; and towing the disabled boat
immediately after breakdown from a restricted use dock to
the Member's homedock or repair facility. A restricted use
dock is one from which Member must move immediately, i.e.
fuel or restaurant docks and docks without overnight facilities.
Thirty days following initiation of, or upgrade to, Unlimited
Gold Service Level, Paid Service includes payment of the cost
to tow Member's boat from any dock or mooring to the Members
port of choice not to exceed a total towing distance of 25
miles. All other service levels ($50, $150 and Unlimited)
include payment up to 50% of the cost to tow the Member's
disabled boat from an unrestricted use dock or mooring, i.e.
home docks or marinas, for the purpose of repairs, thirty
days following Membership initiation or upgrade in service
level. Paid Services apply to any recreational boat
owned, borrowed or chartered by the Member and includes 24
Hour Towing Dispatch Service.
Paid
Services are available when using BoatU.S. Licensed Towing
Companies (TowBoatU.S.® and Vessel Assist®) up to
the SERVICE LEVEL on Member's card at the time of the breakdown
or soft ungrounding. Service Levels include Paid Services
up to $50, $150, UNLIMITED and UNLIMITED GOLD. UNLIMITED and
Unlimited Gold Service Level Paid Services are provided for
when the boat is disabled and towed within an UNLIMITED SERVICE
AREA. An UNLIMITED SERVICE AREA is defined as at least 50
coastal miles (25 miles in any direction from a Licensed Company's
port). Extended UNLIMITED SERVICE AREAS, 30 miles or more
offshore, are available in many locations and can be found
online at BoatUS.com/towing
or by calling the BoatU.S. Towing Department at 1-800-888-4869.
RESTRICTIONS
AND EXCLUSIONS TO PAID SERVICES. Paid Services apply
per Incident. An Incident is an event or series of events
arising from the same breakdown. Member is responsible to
pay expenses incurred in excess of Service Level active at
the time of breakdown or soft grounding.
For
non emergency assistance when a BoatU.S. Licensed Towing Company
is not available, Member must contact 24 Hour Dispatch via
VHF relay or 800-391-4869 prior to accepting assistance from
another towing company. Upon authorization, Member is eligible
for Paid Services up to $125 per hour from breakdown location
to the nearest repair facility and soft ungrounding up to
$10 per foot of boat length, up to Member's Service Level
($2,500 for UNLIMITED and $3,000 for UNLIMITED GOLD). If towing
service is not available, BoatU.S. will contact a government
agency. To receive reimbursement consideration, invoice must
be submitted within 90 days.
In
an emergency situation, Member must contact Coast Guard or
a government agency immediately. This Towing Service
Agreement is not a promise of rescue and is restricted to
Paid Services which can be provided with equipment immediately
available to the towing company. Paid Services will be provided
during normal boating season and within the safe parameters
of the towing company capabilities, but will not be rendered
when the disabled vessel cannot be safely or reasonably reached
or secured and/or properly serviced without damage or danger
to either vessel or persons. This Towing Service Agreement
is not an insurance policy and does not provide for liability
or damages arising out of injury to persons, boats or property
and may not be transferred or assigned to another party.
This
Towing Service Agreement becomes effective 11:59 PM on the
day of payment and does not apply to: pre-existing conditions,
including but not restricted to, towing after disabled vessel
is pushed away from dock or mooring; battery jump starts,
dive service, and fuel delivery at a dock; towing from a repair
or storage facility, for seasonal haul out or routine maintenance
(with the exception of the Unlimited Gold Service Level),
or for storm preparation; salvage, including but not restricted
to hard groundings, or assistance requiring more than one
vessel, pumps, divers, airbags or other special equipment;
the cost of fuel or supplies; charges for escort, navigation
assistance, search for lost vessels, retrieving anchors or
other equipment; charges to repair, haul, launch, commission,
decommission, moor, dock or other marina charges; U.S. or
Foreign Customs Fees; when Member is a guest or paid captain
on any boat; any boat used for commercial purposes; Paid Services
being paid for by another company.
The
Member is required to use care and diligence in the operation
and maintenance of the boat. BoatU.S. may, at its sole discretion,
withdraw Member's Service Level for abuses, including excessive
use. This Towing Service Agreement expires concurrent with
BoatU.S. Membership.
01/09
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