ARC Marine ON-WATER TOWING SERVICE AGREEMENT
This Agreement is applicable throughout The State of Florida, United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, USVI St Thomas, St Johns, St Croix, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Mexico and Reimbursement Continental United States and North America Extended to Panama.
ARC Marine ON-WATER TOWING provides benefits to LIFETIME MEMBERS and Limited Monthly or Daily MEMBERS in good standing, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ARC Marine provides services to non-members boaters as per fees schedule which is available online at; www.arcmarinefl.org or by calling 727-437-8277.
LIFETIME SERVICES include: Payment for towing Member's disabled boat from the point of breakdown at sea to port; 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 home-dock 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. 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 60 miles at any one time. All other service (Unlimited) means ARC Marine will (tow at no cost) Member's disabled boat from any dock or mooring, i.e. home docks or marinas, for the purpose of repairs, following Membership payment in full and vessel inspection is completed at anytime.
Paid Services are available when using ARC Marine Licensed Towing Companies (ARC Marine® and ARC Assist®) up to the SERVICES available in many locations and can be found online at ARCMARINEFL.org or by calling the ARC Marine Operations Department at 1-727-437-8277.
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 nonemergency assistance when a ARC Marine Licensed Towing Company is not available, Member must contact 24 Hr via VHF relay or 727-437-8277 prior to accepting assistance from another towing company. Upon authorization, Member does not pay for Services as a Lifetime Member.
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. ARC Marine is not an insurance company 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 Agreement becomes effective on the day of payment and vessel inspection is completed 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 Lifetime Service), or for storm preparation; salvage, including but not restricted to hard groundings, or assistance requiring more than one vessel, pumps, divers, airbags, pontoons 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.
ARC Members are required to use care and diligence in the operation and maintenance of their boat.
Recreational Lifetime Membership may not be used for Commercial Purposes for any reason or will automatically be considered abuse. ARC Marine defines in the following paragraph services included with Lifetime Membership.
ARC Marine Lifetime Membership includes Unlimited towing, Fuel delivery excluding cost of fuel, towing from mooring, marinas, docks, Inland and Offshore up-to 60 miles per occurrence, Memberships are based per boat or vessel or watercraft. One person, skipper, or captain must have membership for each boat, vessel, or watercraft covered. Members may transfer membership to another purchased boat, vessel, or watercraft provided no excessive call history exists and new boat, vessel or watercraft is within the same size range of registered membership. Member will have to pay the difference if boat, vessel, or watercraft is larger than stated membership acquired. ARC Salvage inclusion defined as re-float, Groundings that do not require heavy lift equipment or inland recovery. Boat, vessel, or watercraft. Salvage is not covered when negligence due to poor maintenance, unsafe operations, or violations of local, state, federal and or international maritime laws.
Members are responsible for having boat, vessel, watercraft yearly inspection and needed maintenance.
ARC Marine may, at its sole discretion, withdraw Member's Services for abuses, including excessive use. This Towing Service Agreement expires when owner changes or sells vessel with ARC Membership.
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