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Centres De Sécurité Des Navires
The Ships Safety Centers or in French "''Centres de Sécurité des Navires''" are specialized services of the French Directorate general for Maritime affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture. They are responsible for ships surveying and participate in the protection of human life at sea and the prevention of pollution from ships. They are located along the French coast and overseas. Within these centers, ship safety inspectors are responsible for both surveys of French flag vessels (as Flag State surveyor) and of foreign vessels under Port State Control. Missions For vessels under the French flag, the inspectors are responsible for monitoring construction, commissioning and periodic safety surveys for vessels not delegated to authorized classification societies such as Bureau Veritas or RINA. These are currently passenger ships regardless of their size ( ferry to Corsica or the English Channel, cruise ships, shuttles to the coastal islands) as well as ships less than 24 m in length ...
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Directorate General For Maritime Affairs, Fisheries And Aquaculture
The Directorate general for Maritime affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGAMPA) ''(La direction générale des affaires maritimes, de la pêche et de l'aguaculture)'' is a French executive agency created in 2022. It comes under the authority of the State Secretariat for the Sea and the Ministry of Agriculture (France), Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty. The DGAMPA merges the two main directorates dealing with the maritime sector at the central level of the government, namely the Directorate of maritime affairs (DAM) and the Directorate of maritime fisheries and aquaculture (DPMA), but also the staff of the captaincies of the state ports. Éric Banel was appointed first Director General of Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture by the Council of Ministers of France, Council of Ministers.
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International Ship And Port Facility Security Code
The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention (1974/1988) on Maritime security including minimum security arrangements for ships, ports and government agencies. Having come into force in 2004, it prescribes responsibilities to governments, shipping companies, shipboard personnel, and port/facility personnel to "detect security threats and take preventive measures against security incidents affecting ships or port facilities used in international trade." History The International Maritime Organization (IMO) states that "The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) is a comprehensive set of measures to enhance the security of ships and port facilities, developed in response to the perceived threats to ships and port facilities in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United States" (IMO). Development and implementation were sped up drastically in reaction to the September 1 ...
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Marine Surveyor
A Marine Surveyor (including "yacht & small craft surveyor", "hull & machinery surveyor" and/or "cargo surveyor") is a person who conducts inspections, surveys or examinations of marine vessels to assess, monitor and report on their condition and the products on them, as well as inspects damage caused to both vessels and cargo. Marine surveyors also inspect equipment intended for new or existing vessels to ensure compliance with various standards or specifications. Marine surveys typically include the structure, machinery and equipment (navigational, safety, radio, etc.) and general condition of a vessel and/or cargo. It also includes judging materials on board and their condition. Because certifications and subsequently payments are processed only after the surveyor has expressed his or her satisfaction, a marine surveyor holds a prestigious position and is held with much regard in the shipbuilding industry. Marine Surveyors are highly qualified and technically sound and are usually ...
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European Maritime Safety Agency
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is a European Union agency charged with reducing the risk of maritime accidents, marine pollution from ships and the loss of human lives at sea by helping to enforce the pertinent EU legislation. It is headquartered in Lisbon. Mission EMSA has the following mission: * assist the Commission in preparing EU legislation in the field of maritime safety and prevention of pollution by ships * assist the Commission in the effective implementation of EU legislation on maritime safety and maritime security, in particular by monitoring the overall functioning of the EU port State control regime, * organise training activities, develop technical solutions and provide technical assistance related to the implementation of EU legislation * help develop a common methodology for investigating maritime accidents * provide data on maritime safety and on pollution by ships and help improve the identification and pursuit of ships making unlawful discharg ...
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École Nationale De La Sécurité Et De L'administration De La Mer
The École nationale de la sécurité et de l'administration de la mer, (National School of Security and Administration of the Sea) is a Grande Ecole of the French Ministry of the Sea. It trains civil and military officers for the Directorate general for Maritime affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture. This school is currently located in Le Havre , within the campus of the French Maritime Academy “ École nationale supérieure maritime”, since September 2021 when it moved from the former site in Nantes. Formation In this school are trained both military officers and civil servants in the administrative, operational and technical fields of the maritime administration: * The Administrateur des Affaires maritimes are a military corps trained and intended to work in MRCC or in executive positions responsible for monitoring public policies within the French maritime administration. * The Ingénieur des Travaux Publics de l'Etat (ITPE) recruited among the engineering students of ...
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Ingénieur Des Travaux Publics De L'Etat
The State Public Works Engineering Corps (French: ) is a division of civil servants (''fonctionnaires'') working for the Government of France. Its members are mainly employed as team or project managers in the French Civil Service, overseeing areas such as infrastructure, environment, transportation, and energy. Missions The members of the corps are in charge of the supervision and management of public policies requiring technical and scientific skills; their work is not restricted to traditional public works areas, but include areas as : * Civil engineering *Real estate management * Security of the national road network * Sustainable development * Transportation * Management of natural and technological risks * Urban planning * Biodiversity * Hydrology and Hydrometry * Air quality * Geology and Mining * Energy * Civil Aviation within the DGAC * Rail safety * Maritime Safety and Security within French Ships Safety Centers * Port Facility * Maintenance and Safety of inland w ...
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French Civil Service
The French Civil Service (french: Fonction publique française) is the set of civil servants (''fonctionnaires'') working for the Government of France. Not all employees of the state and public institutions or corporations are civil servants; however, the media often incorrectly equate "government employee" or "employee of a public corporation" with ''fonctionnaire''. For instance, most employees of the RATP and SNCF (metropolitan and national rail transport authorities) are not civil servants. The Civil Service is also sometimes incorrectly referred to as the ''administration'', but, properly speaking, the ''administration'' is the compound of public administrations and public administrative establishments, not their employees. Most employment positions in the French civil service are open to citizens of the European Union. Others, especially in police and justice, are specifically reserved for nationals, while a minority are open regardless of citizenship. About half of the civi ...
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Ballast
Ballast is material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure. Ballast, other than cargo, may be placed in a vehicle, often a ship or the gondola of a balloon or airship, to provide stability. A compartment within a boat, ship, submarine, or other floating structure that holds water is called a ballast tank. Water should move in and out from the ballast tank to balance the ship. In a vessel that travels on the water, the ballast will remain below the water level, to counteract the effects of weight above the water level. The ballast may be redistributed in the vessel or disposed of altogether to change its effects on the movement of the vessel. History The basic concept behind the ballast tank can be seen in many forms of aquatic life, such as the blowfish or members of the argonaut group of octopus. The concept has been invented and reinvented many times by humans to serve a variety of purposes. In the fifteenth and sixteenth century, the ballast "did not cons ...
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Global Maritime Distress And Safety System
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a worldwide system for automated emergency signal communication for ships at sea developed by the United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) as part of the SOLAS Convention. It's a set of safety procedures, types of equipment, and communication protocols used for safety and rescue operations of the distressed ships, boats, and aircraft. It's supplemental to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (ICMSaR) adopted in 1979 and provides basis for the communication. GMDSS consists of several systems which are intended to perform the following functions: alerting (including position determination of the ship in distress) ships in the vicinity and ashore authorities, search and rescue coordination, locating (homing), maritime safety information broadcasts, general communications, and bridge-to-bridge communications. Specific radio carriage requirements depend upon the ship's area of operatio ...
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STCW Convention
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships and large yachts. STCW was adopted in 1978 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) conference in London, and entered into force in 1984. The Convention was significantly amended in 1995 and 2010 enter into force on 1 January 2012. The 1978 STCW Convention was the first to establish minimum basic requirements on training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers on an international level. Previously the minimum standards of training, certification and watchkeeping of officers and ratings were established by individual governments, usually without reference to practices in other countries. As a result, minimum standards and procedures varied widely, even though shipping is extremely international by nature. The Convention prescribes minimum standards relating ...
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