#2016-1893Decree on Maritime Regulations and Overseas Adaptations
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This decree outlines the registration and certification process for ships in France, including requirements for ship identification and records. It also establishes maritime regulations specific to France's overseas territories, ensuring local adaptations where necessary. These rules impact ship owners, operators, and classification societies involved in maritime transportation.
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Key Changes
- Establishment of detailed ship registration and certification processes
- Introduction of local adaptations for overseas territories
- Specific rules for ship identification and record-keeping
Obligations
What this law requires
Ship owners/operators must obtain a registration certificate (certificat d'immatriculation) from the prefect that includes: ship name and type, registration port, IMO identification number (if required), owner/operator name and address, and registration number with two-letter identifier and sequential number
Ships with reference length ≥24 meters conducting international voyages must obtain an international tonnage certificate (certificat international de jaugeage) from an authorized classification society
Ships with overall length ≥15 meters (except personal pleasure vessels or training vessels) must obtain a national tonnage certificate if no international tonnage certificate exists, from an authorized classification society
Issuance, renewal, and endorsement of tonnage certificates are conditional upon ship inspections and, where applicable, plan and document reviews, conducted according to Decree 84-810 and ministerial regulations
Captains must record in the logbook the date, time, location of incidents involving sacrifices or expenses, the reasons for decisions made, and measures ordered, and must affirm these facts within 24 hours of arrival at the first port