Sailing Instructor

To work as a paid sailing instructor in France, you need a BPJEPS voile or an equivalent recognized diploma. Before starting, you must declare your activity with the SDJES (Service Départemental à la Jeunesse, à l'Engagement et aux Sports) and obtain a carte professionnelle, renewed every five years.

Your carte professionnelle allows you to teach multihull, dinghy and cruising activities up to 12 nautical miles from shelter, as well as windsurfing. Beyond 12 miles, you can supervise cruising within a flotilla under the responsibility of a qualified flotilla leader. You work with all types of participants and at any practice location. Teaching without a valid declaration is a criminal offense.