Do i need to certify my liferaft?

[stu9000]

Hi
I am sailing to France this summer.
Do i need to get my liferaft serviced?
I do not feel the need to for safety reasons but want to comply with French law.
It is new as of 2016.

I have searched on here and gone down the rabbit hole on the web but cannot get a straight answer.

Thanks
S

 

[Tranona]

The French have been blowing hot and cold on this for years. In theory they respect your flag state rules (which do not even require a liferaft) but have been known to insist (as they are entitled to) that if you have a raft and flares it should be in date. So not surprising you have ha difficulty in getting a definitive answer - even when this first came up about 10 years ago the TYA was unable to get a clear direction from the French. Given the increased potential hassle of visiting France makes sense either to leave the raft behind or get a new certificate.

 

[stu9000]

The French have been blowing hot and cold on this for years. In theory they respect your flag state rules (which do not even require a liferaft) but have been known to insist (as they are entitled to) that if you have a raft and flares it should be in date. So not surprising you have ha difficulty in getting a definitive answer - even when this first came up about 10 years ago the TYA was unable to get a clear direction from the French. Given the increased potential hassle of visiting France makes sense either to leave the raft behind or get a new certificate.

Yep. Thanks. Thats another item on the To Do list.

 

[Concerto]

If you cannot get it serviced in time and do not want to sail without a liferaft, consider hiring a liferaft.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

If you cannot get it serviced in time and do not want to sail without a liferaft, consider hiring a liferaft.

Or not sailing with it

 

[LadyInBed]

Design your own certificate, print and attach to raft.

 

[Helidan]

As an MCA certified liferaft service station we have been led to believe the French would like you to have a raft onboard and preferably an ISO 9650-1 compliant one.

 

[stu9000]

Or not sailing with it

I would be happy sailing without one but it seems crazy not to when it is there on the pushpit