French Sports Code

The applicant is assessed by a panel appointed and chaired by the head of the regional deconcentrated department of the State responsible for sports in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes or his/her representative and comprising: the head of the Vallon-Pont-d’Arc site of the Rhône-Alpes sports resources, expertise and performance centre or his or her representative; -at least one representative of the most representative professional organisations; -two representatives of the French Speleology Federation, including…

The aptitude test to which the Prefect may decide to subject the applicant in whole or in part, under the conditions laid down in article R. 212-90-1 and in 3° of article R. 2121-93, is intended to verify the applicant’s ability to supervise participants in safety. It consists of two tests: 1° A test to verify theoretical and practical safety knowledge; 2° A technical safety test. If the declarant is…

The aptitude test is organised for the whole of France, under the authority of the Prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, by the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne, site of the Ecole nationale de ski et d’alpinisme, at the places and dates set annually by the permanent mountaineering section of the training and employment commission of the Conseil supérieur des sports de montagne.

The applicant is assessed by a panel appointed by the head of the regional deconcentrated department of the State responsible for sports in the Rhône-Alpes region and comprising: the delegate from the Pôle national des métiers de l’encadrement du ski et de l’alpinisme or his representative, who chairs the jury; -a representative from the Ecole nationale de ski et d’alpinisme; -a representative from the Fédération française de la montagne et…