The provisions of this chapter apply to ships and other seagoing vessels.
This chapter also applies to personal watercraft as defined in article 240-1.02 5 of division 240 annexed to the decree of 23 November 1987 on ship safety.
This chapter, with the exception of Article 218, also applies to maritime drones as defined in Article L. 5000-2-2 of the Transport Code.
For the purposes of this chapter, maritime drones are treated in the same way as ships.