Licence

The coastal option yachting license is compulsory for any boat whose engine exceeds 6 hp (4.5 kW). It allows you to travel up to 6 miles from shelter and is mandatory for riding a scooter.

The candidate for the coastal license must be at least 16 years old to enroll in an approved training establishment. Signing a contract with the school boat is mandatory.

Pleasure license coastal option

The Nautic Way Maritime Bookstore offers all the Rousseau and Vagnon pleasure permit codes in order to best prepare you for these exams (all explanations concerning these licences).

• Rousseau code

Code Rousseau publishes a series of nautical codes to properly prepare for obtaining your navigation permits. These navigation codes comply with the 2015 reform including new exam topics such as markup, visual signaling, lights... With validation tests of knowledge, summaries of the chapters covered and indications on the practical training.

• Vagnon code

Vagnon is a well-known publisher in the nautical world for its many course books, and in particular its series of books on navigation codes, to prepare you for obtaining your navigation permits. These navigation codes comply with the latest reforms.

In order to properly prepare for your yachting license or to improve your skills, you can also find these courses on DVD.

The coastal option yachting license is compulsory for any boat whose engine exceeds 6 hp (4.5 kW). It allows you to travel up to 6 miles from shelter and is mandatory for riding a scooter.

The candidate for the coastal license must be at least 16 years old to enroll in an approved training establishment. Signing a contract with the school boat is mandatory.

Pleasure license coastal option

The Nautic Way Maritime Bookstore offers all the Rousseau and Vagnon pleasure permit codes in order to best prepare you for these exams (all explanations concerning these licences).

• Rousseau code

Code Rousseau publishes a series of nautical codes to properly prepare for obtaining your navigation permits. These navigation codes comply with the 2015 reform including new exam topics such as markup, visual signaling, lights... With validation tests of knowledge, summaries of the chapters covered and indications on the practical training.

• Vagnon code

Vagnon is a well-known publisher in the nautical world for its many course books, and in particular its series of books on navigation codes, to prepare you for obtaining your navigation permits. These navigation codes comply with the latest reforms.

In order to properly prepare for your yachting license or to improve your skills, you can also find these courses on DVD.

The inland waters option license allows you to pilot in inland waters a pleasure boat whose power exceeds 6 HP (4.5 kW) and whose length is less than 20 m.

The candidate for the inland waters license must be at least 16 years old to enroll in an approved training establishment.

Pleasure license option inland waters

The Nautic Way Maritime Bookstore offers all the Rousseau and Vagnon pleasure permit codes in order to best prepare you for these exams (all explanations concerning these licences).

• Rousseau code

Code Rousseau publishes a series of nautical codes to properly prepare for obtaining your navigation permits. These navigation codes comply with the 2015 reform including new exam topics such as markup, visual signaling, lights... With validation tests of knowledge, summaries of the chapters covered and indications on the practical training.

• Vagnon code

Vagnon is a well-known publisher in the nautical world for its many course books, and in particular its series of books on navigation codes, to prepare you for obtaining your navigation permits. These navigation codes comply with the latest reforms.

In order to properly prepare for your yachting license or to improve your skills, you can also find these courses on DVD.

La Librairie Maritime Nautic Way is an authorized Shom distributor, and offers the complete catalog of charts and works of the SHOM (Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy).

Beware of discount price announcements for Shom charts

The Lang law of August 10, 1981 protects the margins of publishers and bookstores from any competition through the practice of significant discounts on prices. The sale price of Shom charts is regulated and the maximum discount granted by this law is 5%. Beware of shops or e-shops offering these charts for sale with discounts greater than 5%, this practice violates the law, but above all it generally hides the sale of obsolete charts which the merchant is trying to get rid of without taking your security into account. at sea.

Shom's nautical charts and nautical works are suitable for navigation for yachtsmen and merchant marine professionals. With these documents, you will be able to navigate many miles with your pleasure boat, discover wonderful anchorages, go coastal or offshore sailing.

All nautical charts, paper or digital, are edited to order and benefit from the latest updates. In accordance with the provisions of Article L221-28 of the Consumer Code, the right of withdrawal cannot be exercised for the supply of goods likely to be obsolete quickly. These charts are neither taken back nor exchanged. Consequently, these orders are concluded definitively as soon as the order is placed by the Customer according to the methods specified in these GCS.

VHF CRR License - Restricted Radiotelephonist Certificate

As the use of VHF is regulated (all explanations), the CRR (Restricted Radiotelephonist Certificate) is mandatory. The use of certain radio equipment requires that at least one person on board has the required skills. For example, for a VHF, the CRR is mandatory if you sail abroad.

We offer a selection of books that will allow you to best prepare for the examination of the VHF yachting license.

Passing your marine VHF licence?

Rare are the works on this field, we have selected several books dealing with the use of the VHF and obtaining its license.

Vagnon, a well-known publisher in the nautical world, offers many course books, and in particular its course on obtaining the VHF Marine license, supplemented by the essential CD Rom of Mercator exercises, VHF Marine simulator. This marine VHF simulation CD Rom is a complement to the Code Vagnon of the Marine VHF and the GMDSS. It will allow you to learn and practice safely how to communicate with the marine VHF: distress, urgency, safety and routine.

DVDs of boat licenses, whether coastal, offshore, inland waters or VHF, are excellent complements to prepare your licenses, and also to revise them after long periods of non-navigation.

Mainly edited by Vagnon, they are authoritative on the subject. They comply with the regulations in force, with the complete course and mock exams.

These DVDs are intended for candidates preparing for coastal, offshore, inland waters and VHF yachting license exams and for all those who wish to update their knowledge.

They contain the full course. Illustrated with numerous drawings, photos, animations and mock exams in accordance with the official program to validate knowledge.