French Sports Code

DECLARATION OF OPENING OF A SWIMMING POOL OR BATHING AREA A. – Declaration of opening of a swimming pool or bathing area I, the undersigned, (name, position) : hereby declare that I will be installing a swimming pool (or bathing area) at (town, address) : The opening date is set for: As soon as it opens, the facility will comply with the description contained in the supporting documents attached to…

STANDARD HOUSE RULES Before entering the pools, bathers must pass through showers and foot baths (or equivalent devices).It is forbidden to enter the beaches wearing footwear.The public, spectators, visitors and accompanying persons may only use the premises and areas reserved for them.Bathers must not use the foot baths for purposes other than those for which they are designed.Smoking and chewing gum are forbidden except in the outdoor relaxation and rest…

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE Reminder of the regulations: a medical certificate issued less than three months before the date on which the application is submitted is required for anyone holding a national water safety and rescue certificate. * I, the undersigned, doctor of medicine, hereby certify that I have examined Mr… today and found that… has no apparent contraindication to swimming and lifesaving and to supervising users of bathing establishments open to…

EXAMPLE OF A SURVEILLANCE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANISATION PLAN Identification of the establishment Name of establishment : Address: Telephone number: Owner: Operator: : I. – Installation of equipment and materialsPlan of all installations Overall plan including :– location of pools, slides and special equipment;– surveillance posts and areas;– location of rescue equipment;– location of search equipment;– location of available first aid equipment;– the location of chemical product storage;– pump shut-off…

APPENDIX RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF DIVING INSTALLATIONS A. – Springboard diving 1. The boards are at least 4.80 m long and 0.50 m wide. They are provided with a non-slip surface.2. The springboards are placed either on one or both sides of the platforms. B. – High-flying diving 1. All platforms must be rigid.2. The minimum dimensions of the platform are : Platform 0.60 m to 1 m high…

RIVER CLASSES CLASS I. EASY CLASS II. MODERATELY DIFFICULT(free passage) Regular course, regular waves, small eddies. Irregular course, irregular waves, medium eddies,small eddies and rapids. Simple obstacles. Simple obstacles in the current.Small weirs. . CLASS III. DIFFICULT(visible passage) CLASS IV. VERY DIFFICULT(passage not visible in advance,reconnaissance generally necessary) High waves, large eddies, whirlpools and rapids. Continuous large waves, powerful and fast rollers. Boulders, small falls, various obstacles in the current….

Air diving skills SKILLSto divein a groupunder supervision THE PRACTITIONER MUST PROVEthe following skillsto the dive director SKILLS FOR DIVINGindependently(withoutsupervising the group) THE PRACTITIONER MUST PROVEthe following skills tothe dive director PE-12 Ability to dive in a supervised group from 0 to12 metres Mastery of the use of personal equipment, in particular a diving suit with a stabilising jacketMastery of entering the water, immersion and return to the surface at…

Practitioner certificates issued by the Fédération française d’études et de sports sous-marins (FFESSM), the Fédération sportive et gymnique du travail (FSGT), the Union nationale des centres sportifs de plein air (UCPA), the Association nationale des moniteurs de plongée (ANMP), the Syndicat national des moniteurs de plongée (SNMP) and the World Confederation of Subaquatic Activities (CMAS) attesting to the skills in annex III-14 a. CERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby FFESSM, FSGT, UCPA,ANMP and SNMP…

Minimum qualifications for a natural environment diving manager FUNCTIONS CERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby FFESSM, FSGT, UCPA,ANMP and SNMP CERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby CMAS STATE DIPLOMAS Exploration dives using air or nitrox Diving manager Exploration Dive Director – DPE (*)Level 5 Diver (P5) (*) Teaching or exploration dives using air or nitrox Teaching dives with trimix or heliox up to 40 metres Exploration dives with trimix or heliox to 70 metres Dive director MF1 (*)…

Minimum qualifications of the person supervising the group FUNCTIONS CERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby FFESSM, FSGT, UCPA,ANMP and SNMP CERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby CMAS STATE DIPLOMAS Exploratory air dives Person supervising a group of divers on exploration dives Group guide (GP) (*) Level 4 diver (P4) (*) BPJEPS diving Trainee BPJEPS diver Teaching or exploration air diving Teaching level 1 (E-1) FFESSM or FSGT initiator (*) Diving BPJEPS Trainee BPJEPS diver Teaching level 2 (E-2)…