FR-JURY-L3.1

The master's authority and public-authority powers

FR-JURY-M3 · French maritime law for masters · FR-JURY-M3-A The master's powers, crew law, discipline and penalties, pollution enforcement and the French maritime administration, as the jury tests them.

Under French law the master is a **dépositaire de l'autorité publique** (holder of public authority). The jury tests the four families of powers: security and investigation, discipline, maritime security, and civil status and notarial acts.

Independent study. xplor is not affiliated with the French maritime administration (DGAMPA), the ENSM or any préfecture maritime, is not an approved bateau-école or training centre, and awards no title, permit, certificate or endorsement. The attestation can only be obtained by sitting the jury national d'évaluation convened by the French maritime administration (the guichet unique du RIF for RIF-registered ships); nothing in this course counts towards it or replaces the B2 certificate or the NP-1 module. AI-drafted content pending subject-matter-expert review.