PUBLIC CONCERNED
Foreign captains preparing to take the probationary test to work as captain on a ship flying the French flag.
PREREQUISITES
The written test consists of writing a sea report in French. The assessment of the quality of this type of work is partly based on the candidates’ ability to write a text in French. For this reason, candidates for the course must already have a good command of the French language, both written and spoken.
OBJECTIVES
To prepare foreign captains for the test of their level of knowledge of the French language and legal matters prior to carrying out their duties on ships flying the French flag.
DURATION
16 hours
NUMBER OF TRAINEES
6 maximum
PROGRAMME
Day 1 :
08:30-10:00: Introduction to the French legal system
- The different courts
- The Maritime and Commercial Court
- Differences between Anglo-Saxon and Latin law
10:00-12:30: France’s maritime policy
- State action at sea
- The French flag
- Maritime affairs
- Representation of the maritime administration abroad
13:30-16:00: Laws, French regulations and the status of captain
- Reminder of international texts (IMO, EEC, other international laws, etc.)
- French laws and the Transport Code: representative of the police, civil status, etc., Ship Safety Regulation 87, Maritime Labour Code (principle of application of collective agreements), Laws against pollution, etc.
16:00-17:30: Certificates and documents required by the authorities on board ships registered under the French flag
Safety documents issued to French ships
Day 2 :
08:30-10:00: The status of French seafarers
- Employment contract, social security cover
- Documents : Passports, certificates, medical fitness, etc.
10:00-12:30: Keeping the logbook up to date, the sea report and its method
- The logbook and the principle of writing the sea report, using the example of a collision
- Exercise (example of a collision)
13h30-14h30: Correction of the first sea report
14h30- 17h30: Presentation of sea events
General average, Fire, Assistance
Grounding, Bad weather, Illness/injury, Security events