France
Every recreational licence and professional title, built from the same units. What you study for one counts for the next.
Studying for a licence here? Make it your country: Home, Quizzes and the timed mock follow it.
Recreational licences
Professional titles (STCW)
- Seafarer: support
Navigational watch rating (STCW II/4)
- Officer: near-coastal
Capitaine 200
Officer of the watch, near-coastal, under 500 GT (STCW II/3)
- Officer of the watch
Officier chef de quart passerelle
Officer of the watch, 500 GT or more (STCW II/1)
- Chief mate and master
Capitaine 3000 · Second capitaine · Capitaine
Chief mate and master (STCW II/2)
Certificates of proficiency and radio
Academy teaches the theory. Each certificate also needs a course and assessment at an approved training centre.
- Seafarer: support
Certificat de formation de base à la sécurité (CFBS)
STCW basic training
- Seafarer: support
Sensibilisation à la sûreté
Security awareness (STCW A-VI/6-1)
- Seafarer: support
Formation spécifique à la sûreté
Designated security duties (STCW A-VI/6-2)
- Coastal skipper
Short range certificate (SRC)
- Officer: near-coastal
Certificat restreint d'opérateur (CRO)
GMDSS restricted operator certificate (ROC)
- Officer of the watch
CAEERS
Survival craft and rescue boats (STCW A-VI/2-1)
- Officer of the watch
CAECSR
Fast rescue boats (STCW A-VI/2-2)
- Officer of the watch
CQALI
Advanced fire fighting
- Officer of the watch
EM II
Medical first aid
- Chief mate and master
EM III
Medical care (STCW A-VI/4-2)
- Officer of the watch
Agent de sûreté du navire (ASN)
Ship security officer (STCW A-VI/5)
- Officer of the watch
Certificat général d'opérateur (CGO)
GMDSS general operator certificate (GOC)
Modules these licences need
Ministère de la Mer / Affaires MaritimesAll countries