Chapter II: Health and safety guarantees

Physical activity or sports establishments which provide sailing instruction on all types of pleasure craft must provide the supervision, technical and safety guarantees defined by this sub-section. Unless otherwise stipulated, establishments operating on inland waters are subject to the same rules as centres and establishments operating on maritime waters.

The location of the establishments provided for in article A. 322-64 must be adapted to the purpose of the instruction. The establishment’s internal regulations define the basin(s) and sailing area(s) that can be used. They also define these areas and basins separately according to the activities practised: cruising school, light yachting, special activities such as funboarding in the waves or speed funboarding. The basins and sailing areas are chosen so…

In each establishment, in a place visible to all, emergency advice and the establishment’s internal regulations are displayed, together with a plan of the basin(s) and sailing area(s) currently in use, showing in particular : – the authorised limits of navigation and, where applicable, their marking or natural or artificial delimitation ; – prohibited or dangerous areas, with an indication of the nature of the danger and, where appropriate, conditions…

In each establishment, the operator shall appoint a qualified technical supervisor responsible for ensuring that instruction takes place in accordance with the conditions laid down in this sub-section. Several qualified technical supervisors may be appointed, each responsible for the technical aspects of some of the nautical activities taught. For instruction in light pleasure craft, supervision takes place from or near a boat suitable for teaching and immediate intervention, with the…

The organisation of teaching activities takes into account the environment, the climatic and meteorological conditions, the level of the participants, the skills of the instructors and the surveillance and intervention system that can be mobilised. The qualified technical supervisor decides whether to adapt or cancel the activities in the event of a change in conditions in order to ensure that the surveillance and response system is as effective as possible.