Boat License

Canadian Boat License

• https://cartebateau.com/

French Boat License

• https://www.mer.gouv.fr/le-permis-plaisance-permis-de-conduire-les-bateaux-de-plaisance-moteur
• https://www.mer.gouv.fr/fiches-dinformation-et-editions-de-la-navigation-de-plaisance-et-des-loisirs-nautiques

4 types of boat licenses in France:

Great website for blank exams: https://www.loisirs-nautic.fr/

Permis côtier

Useful links for self-study:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obQx1IkVLsU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvjVB9CMn7Y
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmzW14K9abI&list=PLyHWd4LxGoS8cdwh0unZXqVA3AqHoeDPU

CRR

• https://www.anfr.fr/gerer/radiomaritime/le-crr
• Price: 78€

Read the CRR manual, train once or twice on the ANFR plateform (https://www.anfr.fr/entrainement_crr/), then train on https://www.loisirs-nautic.fr/ then you’ll be ready for the exam.

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Beaufort Scale (Wind)

Beaufort	Wind (km/h)	Wind (knots)	Description	French description
0	0-1	0-1	Calm	Calme
1	1-5	1-3	Light air	Très légère brise
2	6-11	4-6	Light breeze	Légère brise
3	12-19	7-10	Gentle breeze	Petite brise
4	20-28	11-16	Moderate breeze	Jolie brise
5	29-38	17-21	Fresh breeze	Bonne brise
6	39-49	22-27	Strong breeze	Vent frais
7	50-61	28-33	Near gale	Grand frais
8	62-74	34-40	Gale	Coup de vent
9	75-88	41-47	Strong gale	Fort coup de vent
10	89-102	48-55	Storm	Tempête
11	103-117	56-63	Violent storm	Violente tempête
12	> 117	> 63	Hurricane	Ouragan

Boat categories

Category	Wind (Beaufort)	Wave height (m)
A	> 8	> 4 m
B	< 8	< 4 m
C	< 6	< 2 m
D	< 4	< 0.3 m

Others

• Boston Whaler Unsinkable Legend (even cut in half)
• https://www.recyclermonbateau.fr/
• https://www.vesselfinder.com/
• https://www.marinetraffic.com/
• https://www.windy.com/
• https://fr.windfinder.com/
• https://www.navily.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFrHUY-egFA&list=PLciYMfFOTAZYZmHvnFOopuSAh-XC-REGL