Section 2: Water sports establishments

To practise the sporting activities mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64, the operator of an establishment that organises one of these activities must ask the participant to either: 1° To attest to their ability to swim twenty-five metres and to immerse themselves. If the participant does not have legal capacity, his/her legal representative must attest to this capacity; 2° Present a certificate stating that they have passed the…

I.-The Pass-nautique test mentioned in the last paragraph of Article A. 322-3-1 ensures that the participant is able to: -jump into the water ; float on their back for five seconds; – stand upright in the water; float on their back for five seconds; – perform vertical levitation for five seconds; – swim on their stomach for twenty seconds; -swim on your stomach for twenty metres; -Cross a line of…

The certificates referred to in 3° of article A. 322-3-1 of the French Sports Code are as follows: 1° The certificate of passing the “Pass nautique” test referred to in I of article A. 322-3-2 of the French Sports Code ; 2° The certificate of safe swimming skills (ASNS) validated during school time referred to inarticle D. 312-47-2 of the Education Code , or the “savoir-nager en sécurité” certificate validated…

The federations that have been delegated responsibility for the sporting activities mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64 lay down the safety rules allowing the practice of persons who cannot provide the certificate or certificates provided for in article A. 322-3-1 or take the test mentioned in article A. 322-3-2. The establishments mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64 may organise the practice of these persons in accordance…

In each establishment organising water sports activities mentioned in sub-section 2, in a place visible to all, a board displays a map of the areas in common use, indicating: – zones that are prohibited, dangerous or reserved for different uses; -the authorised limits of navigation and their markings. For river courses, this map indicates the class of the course with reference to the classification criteria set out in Annex III-12.