#SPOV2613964AFrance Updates Recognized Sports Instructor Certifications
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This order adds several sports certifications to the official list of qualifications that allow people to supervise physical or sports activities for pay in France. It covers horse riding, rafting and white-water swimming, motorcycling, nautical parasailing, roller sports, and sport shooting. The practical effect is limited but important for clubs, training bodies, employers, and instructors in these activities. They should check whether the listed certificates, and their date ranges and supervision limits, match the roles they assign to paid staff.
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Key Changes
- Adds the French Equestrian Federation’s “Animateur d’équitation” title for certificates issued from 27 March 2023 to 27 March 2026.
- Adds several CPNEF Sport professional qualification certificates issued from 24 April 2023 to 24 April 2026.
- Sets activity-specific limits and supervision conditions for rafting, white-water swimming, roller sports, shooting, and other listed activities.
Obligations
What this law requires
Paid horse-riding supervision by holders of the “Animateur d’équitation” title is limited to supervision, discovery, and initiation of equestrian activities, and must be carried out under the authority of a holder of a level 4 or higher certification in equestrian activities.
Paid raft and white-water swimming discovery or initiation sessions in artificial practice sites may be led by holders of the CQP “accompagnateur de raft et nage en eau vive” only under the responsibility of a qualified holder present on site with either a canoe-kayak related diploma or a level 4 minimum professional certification covering raft and white-water supervision.
Paid raft and white-water swimming discovery or initiation sessions in natural practice sites may be led by holders of the CQP “accompagnateur de raft et nage en eau vive” only in convoy and under the responsibility of a qualified holder with either a canoe-kayak related diploma or a level 4 minimum professional certification covering raft and white-water supervision.
Paid motocycling instruction by holders of the CQP “initiateur en motocyclisme” is limited to discovery, initiation, learning sessions, and guided rides up to complete mastery of a handlebar-controlled motorized land vehicle, and must exclude competitive practices.
Paid nautical parasailing supervision by holders of the CQP “moniteur de parachutisme ascensionnel nautique” is limited to discovery and initiation sessions in nautical parasailing.