¯˜˘˨ ʵ˔˦˦˜ ˔˧ ʻЄ˘˨˥ ˛˘˥˘ ˧˛˘ ˆ˘˜˘ ˠ˘˘˧˦ ˧˛˘ ʸ˚˜˦˛ ʶ˛˔˘ʡ


˘ˤ˨˜ˣˠ˘˧ ˥˨˘˦ʡ ˌ˨ ˖˔ Ѓ˗ information at mer.gouv.fr or via our ‘France’ web page.


Reporting UK departure If you leave the UK on a pleasure craft, you must report your ˗˘ˣ˔˥˧˨˥˘ ˧ ʵ˥˗˘˥ ʹ˥˖˘ ˔˗ ʻˀ˅ʶʡ ˇ˛˘ ˥˘˖ˠˠ˘˗˘˗ ˔ ˧ ˗ ˧˛˜˦ ˜˦ ˧ ˨˦˘ ˧˛˘ ˝˂¯ʡˈʾ ‘submit a pleasure craft report’ ʛ˦˃ʶ˅ ˦˘˥˩˜˖˘ʡ ˇ˛˜˦ ˜˖˨˗˘˦ ˗˘˧˔˜˦ ˙ ˨˥ ˩˔˚˘ ˣ˔ ˔˦ ˘ ˔˦ ˧˛˘ ˣ˘ˣ˘ ˕˔˥˗ʡ


Clearing immigration & customs Note: this is the latest information at time of going to print. Please


Inland waterways


ˇ˛˘˥˘ ˔˥˘ ˦ˠ˘ ˔˗˗˜˧˜˔ regulations to be aware of if ˨Ϡ˥˘ ˣ˔˜˚ ˧ ˛˘˔˗ ˜˔˗ʡ ˇ˛˘ ˨˦˘ ˙ ʶʸ¯ˁʼ ˦˜˚˔˚˘ ˜˦ ˔


˜˗˜˖˔˧˥ ˧˛˔˧ ˔˧˘˥˦ ˔˥˘ ˖˔˦˦˜Ѓ˘˗ ˔˦ ˜˔˗ʡ ˇ˛˘ Ѓ˥˦˧ obstacle to navigation for seagoing ships is often where ˜˔˗ ˔˧˘˥˦ ˕˘˚˜ʡ ˇ˛˜˦ ˖˔ ˕˘ ˔ ˖˞ ˕˥˜˗˚˘ ˥ ˧˜˗˔ ˕˔˥˥˔˚˘ʡ ˂ ˦ˠ˔˘˥ ˥˜˩˘˥˦ ˛˘˩˘˥ ˧˛˘ ˜ˠ˜˧ ˙ ˧˛˘ ˜˔˗ ˔˧˘˥˦ ˜˦ ˧˔˞˘ to be the mouth. There are, of course, exceptions so if in ˗˨˕˧ ˖˛˘˖˞ ˖˔ʡ


Vessels longer than 20m If you ˔˩˜˚˔˧˘ ˜˔˗ ˔˧˘˥˔˦ ˔


boat longer than 20m, you must carry the general police ˥˘˚˨˔˧˜˦ ˙˥ ˜˔˗ ˔˩˜˚˔˧˜ ʛ˅˝˃ˁʼ ˔˦ ˘ ˔˦ ˧˛˘ ˣ˜˖˘ special regulations for the waterways you are using. ˌ˨ ˖˔ ˦˧˥˘ ˧˛˘˦˘ ˗˖˨ˠ˘˧˦ electronically, as long as you can access them at any time. ˌ˨ ˖˔ Ѓ˗ ˧˛˘˦˘ ˔˧ www.vnf.fr


Smaller vessels In a smaller ˩˘˦˦˘ ˜˧Ϡ˦ ˥˘˖ˠˠ˘˗˘˗ ˨ carry a copy of the French ˥˘˚˨˔˧˜˦ ˥ ʶʸ¯ˁʼʡ


Navigate rivers Voies Navigables de France ˣ˥˩˜˗˘˦ ˜˙˥ˠ˔˧˜


on river services, navigation ˖˗˜˧˜˦ ˔˗ ˧˛˘ ˦˧˔˧˘ ˙ the river network. You can buy your vignette (pleasure craft sticker) through the ˘˕˦˜˧˘ ˔˗ ˔˖˖˘˦˦ ˧˛˘ Navi (navigation) app.


VHF regulations France is a signatory to RAINWAT (Regional Arrangement Concerning ˧˛˘ ˅˔˗˜˧˘˘ˣ˛˘ ˆ˘˥˩˜˖˘ ʼ˔˗ ˊ˔˧˘˥˔˦ʡ ʼ˙ ˨ ˨˦˘ ˔ ¯ʻʹ ˥˔˗˜ ˜˔˗ ˔˧˘˥˔˦ ˜˧ ˠ˨˦˧ ˕˘ ˘˔˕˘˗ ˙˥ ʴˇʼˆ ʛʴ˨˧ˠ˔˧˜˖ ˇ˥˔˦ˠ˜˧˧˘˥ ʼ˗˘˧˜Ѓ˖˔˧˜ ˆ˦˧˘ˠ ˔˗ you must comply with RAINWAT.


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check our France web page for new information or changes in ˣ˥˖˘˗˨˥˘˦ʡ When you arrive in France from


˧˛˘ ˈʾ ˥ ˔˧˛˘˥ ʠˆ˖˛˘˚˘ ˖˨˧˥ ˨Ϡ ˕˘ ˦˨˕˘˖˧ ˧ ˕˥˗˘˥ checks. You can arrive at an ˙Ѓ˖˜˔ ˕˥˗˘˥ ˖˥˦˦˜˚ ˣ˜˧ ʛPoint de passage frontalier – PPF) or at ˘ ˙ ˔ ˨ˠ˕˘˥ ˙ ˔ˣˣ˥˩˘˗ ʠ˃˃ʹ ˠ˔˥˜˔˦ ˨˗˘˥ ˔ ˦˦˧˘ˠ ˜˧˥˗˨˖˘˗ ˜ ʥʣʥʧʡ There can be variations in


ˣ˥˖˘˗˨˥˘˦ ˕˘˧˘˘ ˗˜˙˙˘˥˘˧ ports of entry, so it’s always worth ˖˛˘˖˞˜˚ ˔˛˘˔˗ ˙ ˧˜ˠ˘ ˜˧˛ ˧˛˘ ˣ˥˧ ˙Ѓ˖˘ ˛˘˥˘ ˨ ˣ˔ ˧ ˔˥˥˜˩˘ ˥ ˗˘ˣ˔˥˧ʡ


ʷ˘˧˔˜˦ ˙ ˕˥˗˘˥ ˖˥˦˦˜˚ ˣ˜˧˦


˔˦ ˘ ˔˦ ˗˔˗˔˕˘ ˘˧˥ʢ˘˜˧ ˗˘˖˔˥˔˧˜ ˙˥ˠ˦ ˔˥˘ ˔˩˔˜˔˕˘ from douane.gouv.fr/


Arriving at a PPF port When you arrive at a PPF port ʛ˙Ѓ˖˜˔ ˕˥˗˘˥ ˖˥˦˦˜˚ ˣ˜˧ ˧˛˘ ˦˞˜ˣˣ˘˥ ˔˗ ˔ ˖˥˘ ˥˘ˣ˥˧ ˧ ˧˛˘ ˕˥˗˘˥ ˖˧˥ ˔˨˧˛˥˜˧˜˘˦ʡ ˌ˨Ϡ ˘˘˗ ˔ ˖ˠˣ˘˧˘˗ ˘˧˥ ˗˘˖˔˥˔˧˜ ˙˥ˠ ʛ˛˜˖˛ ˨ ˖˔ ˔˦ ˦˘˗ ˜ ˔˗˩˔˖˘ ˔˦ ˘ ˔˦ ˣ˔˦˦ˣ˥˧˦ ˔˗ ˨˥ ˕˔˧ ˥˘˚˜˦˧˥˔˧˜ ˗˖˨ˠ˘˧ʡ ʵ˘˔˥ ˜ ˠ˜˗ ˧˛˔˧ ˧˛˘ ˙Ѓ˖˘ ˠ˔ ˧ ˕˘ ˣ˘ ʥʧʢ ˔˗ ˠ˔ ˧ ˕˘ ˘˔˥ the marina.


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