Section 13

Towage liabilities

A. Customary towage of an entered ship

Liability, other than for the cost of the contracted services, under the terms of a contract for the following customary towage of an entered ship:

i. towage for the purpose of entering or leaving port or manoeuvring within the port during the ordinary course of trading, or

ii. towage of such entered ships as are habitually towed in the ordinary course of trading from port to port or from place to place, to the extent that the Member is not insured against such liability under the Hull Policies or the Hull Certificates of the entered ship.

B. Towage of an entered ship other than customary towage

Liability under the terms of a contract for towage of an entered ship other than the customary towage covered under paragraph [A] of this Section but only if and to the extent that cover for such liability has been agreed with the Managers in writing upon such terms as the Managers may require.

C. Towage by an entered ship

Liability arising out of the towage of another ship or object by an entered ship but only if and to the extent that:

i. the towage or attempt thereat is made for the purpose of saving or attempting to save,life or property at sea, or

ii. cover for such liability has been agreed with the Managers in writing upon such terms as the Managers may require, or

iii. the Directors shall in their discretion decide that having regard to all the circumstances the claim falls within the scope of the Association and that the Member should be reimbursed.