The use of a Dynamic Positioning system should not exceed two hours and is strictly forbidden within 500m (1,640ft) of the shoreline. In case of emergency, captains should call 196 or make a distress call on channel 16 VHF. While anchoring, the yacht must be on VHF standby (channel 16) and DCS (70), and they must also transmit their AIS information. Yachts over 80m (262ft) must receive anchoring authorisation from the semaphore, according to the CROSSMED statement. Please note that it can be refused for environmental and safety reasons. Yachts over 45 metres (147 feet) must contact the semaphore at least one hour before anchoring and declare their anchoring plan. View the charts by SHOM for each of the bays in the Yachting Pages Mediterranean directory. De Port Miouĭecree 197/2022: Port d'Argelès-sur-Mer | Cap Béar | Cap d'Osne | Port de Banyuls | Cap l'Abeille | Cap Cerbère (Cervera) | Port-Vendres | Collioureĭecree 250/2022: L'Estaque | Anse de Malmousque | Pointe Rouge | Anse de la Maronaise | Calanqye de Marseilleveyre | Île de Riou | Calanque de Sormiou | Calanques de Morgiou | Sugiton et Pierre Tombées | Calanques d’En Vau et de Port Pin | Frioul (Île Ratonneau) | Ouest Pomègues (Frioul) | Calanque de Port Pomèguesĭecree 319/2022: Est-Corse | Port de Bastia | Sud Bastia | Lucciana-Venzolasca | Golfe de Porto-Vecchio Charts French anchoring regulations Decrees for each bay Map of decrees for bays along the French Riviera and Corsica See below links to all the anchoring decrees as of 2023 for each bay in the South of France and Corsica:ĭecree 159/2016: Côte Bleue Marine | Martigues | Sausset-les-Pins | Carry-le-Rouetĭecree 204/2020 : Cap Ferrat | Cap Martinĭecree 205/2020: Pointe de l’Aiguille | Embouchure fleuve Var | Golfe de la Napoule | Golfe Juanĭecree 206/2020: Réserve naturelle des Bouches de Bonifacio | Les Moines – Ventilègne | Bonifacio-Pertusato | Sant’Amanza-Lavezzi | Porto-Vecchio – Santa Giulia | Baie de Figari | Golfe de Ventilegne | Secteur de la Madonetta | Secteur de l’Escalier du roi d’Aragon | Île Piana | Punta de Sperone | Îles Lavezzi | Cala di Grecu | Golfe de Sant’Amanzaĭecree 245/2020: Point Fauconnière | Cap Cépet | Baie de Bandolĭecree 246/2020: Cap Carqueiranne | Cap Bénat | Golfe de Giens | La Badineĭecree 247/2020: Cap Bénat | Pointe de Bonne-Terrasse | Baise de Briande | Baie de Bon-Portéĭecree 248/2020: Cap Pinet | Pointe de Saint-Aygulf | Saint Tropez | Plage des Cigales | Plage de la Nartelle | Plage de la Gaillardeĭecree 249/2020: Saint-Raphaël | Pointe de l’Aiguilleĭecree 020/2021: Hérault | Cap d’Agde | Frontignan | Palavas-les-Flotsĭecree 095/2021: Haute-Corse | Plage de Saleccia | Plage du Loto | Centuri | Barcaggio | Erbalungaĭecree 099/2021: Baie de la Ciotat | Baie de Cassis | Baie de Lecquesĭecree 101/2021: Baie de Cassis | Plage de Bestouan | Plage de la Grande Mer | Cal. Captains can face imprisonment, fines of up to €150,000 and bans from navigating in French Mediterranean waters if these laws are broken. There are serious penalties for captains that do not adhere to the anchoring regulations around Posidonia. Local regulations have been implemented since 2016 to restrict yachts from anchoring in certain locations in an effort to protect Posidonia seagrass ( decree 123/2019).įind out more about Posidonia and the importance of protecting it. The anchoring of yachts along the French Riviera and Corsica is strictly regulated.
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