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Captains'Forum Thursday 27th September 2018 - Yacht Club de Monaco
Captains’Forum
Thursday 27th September 2018
Captains'Forum Thursday 27th September 2018 - Yacht Club de Monaco
Through the frame of the Captains’ Club, Yacht Club de Monaco and its
      Partner Ascoma, have the pleasure to have you for our :
                 21th Captains Forum
                              From 9.00am
                Breakfast at the Yacht Club de Monaco

                           9.30 – 10.30am
           1/ SUPERYACHT FLAGS: NEW TENDENCIES

                           10.30 – 11.30am
              2/ TAX FREE FUEL, the solution exists!

                           11.30 - 12.30am
                       3/ THE POLAR CODE
Captains'Forum Thursday 27th September 2018 - Yacht Club de Monaco
1. SUPERYACHT FLAGS : NEW TENDENCIES

Parallel & Comparative of commercial / pleasure / dual use
                          flags.
    Chaired by Janet Xanthopoulos, Head of Yacht Ownership and
             Administration at Rosemont Yacht Services.
Captains'Forum Thursday 27th September 2018 - Yacht Club de Monaco
• Superyacht flags : new
        tendencies
• Yacht Club de Monaco
  • September, 27 2018
Captains'Forum Thursday 27th September 2018 - Yacht Club de Monaco
Advantages for the owner

      Exemption of custom duties and VAT :
     •on the vessel when imported
     •on all supplies and domestic tax on fuel - TICPE(1)
     •on deliveries of vessel-incorporable goods including catering
     •on maintenance, transformation, repair, chartering and hire operations

     Exemption from the annual flag and sailing duties – DAFN

     The RIF office (guichet unique) in Marseille : a public service dedicated to shipowners

     All procedures are mainly free-of-charge (registration, ship’s certificates, safety inspections(2),
     endorsement,…)

     For crew members resident in France : employer’s social contributions is reduced to 11.6%
     (instead of 35.6%) through the French Seamen's Social Protection system – ENIM

     (1) Under conditions
     (2) Yacht owner will only be invoiced for inspector’s foreign travel expenses and mortgage fees, if applicable

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Benefits for the crew

     Full income tax exemption for seamen fiscally resident in France, on board for more than 183
       days per twelve consecutive months

     For seafarers affiliated to ENIM : effective social protection covering seafarer’s healthcare costs
       and their beneficiaries, compensatory salary allowances in the event of illness or accident
       (work-related or not), permanent disability compensation and old-age benefits including
       reversionary pension and family allowances particularly for child maintenance and childcare.

     Validation of seagoing service time in order to obtain or maintain STCW certificates

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Eligible yachts

    Your yacht :

    ●Has an overall hull length greater than 15 metres ;
    ●Is exclusively commercialy operated ;

    ●Is managed or owned by a french entity ;

    ●Is run in international cabotage ;

    ●Is manned by a professionnal crew with at least 25 % EU citizens ;

    ●Satisfies safety standards applicable to commercial yachts ;

    You can register her in the French international register (RIF).

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A quick overview of the fleet under the RIF

                          September 2018 : 66 yachts (below 500 GT)

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Make the difference, fly the French flag
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Stephane Garziano, RIF Director

         Contact   :
Questions ?
2/ TAX FREE FUEL, the solution exists!

Cruise and Transport Contract, an interesting complementary route.
 Chaired by Laurent Certaldi, Chief Executive Office, Catalano Shipping Services
CADRE LÉGAL / LEGAL FRAME

  CHARTER        - International (OMI)
                 - France : Code des transports – Code des douanes – Code général
                 des impôts
                 - Loi des parties

                 - International (OMI)
                 - France : Code of Transport – Customs Code – Taxation Code
                       - Party Law

   CRUISE   - International (OMI) : Convention d’Athènes relative au transport par mer
            de passagers
TRANSPORTAT - France : Code des transports – Code des douanes – Code général des
    ION       impôts – Code du tourisme – Code de la consommation
            - Loi des parties

                 - International (OMI)
                 - France : Code of Transport – Customs Code – General Taxation Code –
                 Tourisme Code –
                   Consommation Code
                 - Party Law
TERRITOIRE DU CONTRAT / CONTRACT TERRITORY

  CHARTER       Mondial : Europe, Méditerranée, Caraïbes, Océan Indien, Pacifique

                Worldwide : Europe, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Pacific

   CRUISE       Mondial (convention OMI)
                - Reconnu en France (début de reconnaissance en Italie et en Espagne)
TRANSPORTAT
    ION     Worldwide (OMI Convention)
            - Recognised in France (start of Italian and Spanish recognition)
ITINÉRAIRE / ITINERARY

  CHARTER        Itinéraire libre

                 Choice of itinerary

   CRUISE   L’itinéraire est défini au contrat
            - L’itinéraire défini au contrat peut être modifié par avenant pendant la
TRANSPORTAT croisière
    ION
            The itinerary is defined in the contract
            - The itinerary defined in the contract can be modified in a contract
              amendment during the cruise
SERVICES INCLUS DANS LE PRIX / SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

   CHARTER        Bateau et équipage (dans certaines zones nourriture et carburant)
                  Vessel and crew (in certain areas food and fuel)

    CRUISE        Bateau, équipage, carburant (quantité nécessaire à la croisière)
                  - La quantité de carburant inscrit au contrat peut être modifiée par avenant
                    pendant la croisière
                  Vessel, crew, fuel (quantity necessary for cruise)
                  - The quantity of fuel mentioned in the contract can be modified by amendment
                    during the cruise

TRANSPORTATI Bateau, équipage, carburant (forfait horaire nécessaire au parcours)
    ON       - Le forfait horaire de carburant inscrit au contrat peut être modifié par avenant
               pendant la croisière
                  Vessel, crew, fuel (hourly flat rate necessary for journey)
                  - The hourly price of fuel mentioned in the contract can modified by
                    amendment during the cruise
RESPONSABILITÉ DE L’ARMATEUR OU TRANSPORTEUR / SHIPOWNER OR CARRIER
RESPONSABILITY

   CHARTER        Responsabilité pleine (régime de l’affrètement)

                  Full responsibility (charter regime)

    CRUISE        Responsabilité encadrée et limitée par la Convention d’Athènes relative au
                  transport par mer de passagers
 TRANSPORTAT
     ION     Responsibility regulated and limited by the Athens Convention relating to
             transport by sea of passengers
RESPONSABILITÉ DU COURTIER / BROKER OR STAKEHOLDER RESPONSABILITY

  CHARTER        Responsabilité définie au contrat

                 Responsability defined in the contract

   CRUISE   Responsabilité encadrée et limitée par la Convention d’Athènes relative au
            transport par mer de passagers
TRANSPORTAT - Couverte par la responsabilité civile et le garantie financière des opérateurs
    ION     de voyages

                 Responsibility regulated and limited by the Athens Convention relating to
                 passenger transport by sea
                 - Covered by travel operator’s civil responsibility and financial guarantee
LICENCE D’OPÉRATEUR DE VOYAGES / TRAVEL OPERATOR LICENSE
  CHARTER

   CRUISE   En France licence délivrée par Atout France : www.atout-france.fr
             - Conditions pour une société française : Registre de commerce sur le
TRANSPORTAT territoire français – Assurance RC – Garantie financière
    ION     - Conditions pour les sociétés étrangère : Être titulaire d’une licence dans
            le pays d’origine
                - Armateur, transporteur : Pas d’obligation de licence d’opérateur de
                  voyages
                - Courtier européen : Obligation de licence d’opérateur de voyages
                - Courtier monégasque : Délivrance possible d’une licence d’opérateur de
                  voyages française
                - Courtier USA : Pour la France, pas d’obligation de licence d’opérateur de
                voyages
                In France license delivered by Atout France : www.atout-france.fr
                - Conditions for a French company : Commercial register on the French
                  territory – Liability insurance - Financial guarantee
                - Conditions for a foreign company : Hold a license in the country of origin
                - Owner, carrier : No obligation to hold a travel operator’s licence
                - European broker : Obligation to hold a travel operator’s licence
                - Monegasque broker : Issue of Travel operator’s licence possible
                - American broker : For France, no obligation to hold a travel operator’s
                licence
ASSURANCE DU BATEAU / YACHT INSURANCE

 CHARTER      Assurance navigation incluant le transport de personnes à titre
              onéreux, l’affrètement à temps, la location avec équipage, le charter

              Navigation insurance including transport of passengers against
              payment, the time frame, the crew rental, the charter

  CRUISE
                                                Idem
TRANSPORTAT
    ION
ASSURANCE DU COURTIER / BROKER OR STAKEHOLDER INSURANCE

  CHARTER        Responsabilité civile spécifique

                 Specific civil liability

   CRUISE        Responsabilité civile et garantie financière des opérateurs de voyages

TRANSPORTAT Travel operator’s liability insurance and financial guarantee
    ION
TVA / VAT

  CHARTER        - En France, charter avec navigation effective : Taxation de 10 %
                 - En France, charter statique à quai : TVA de 20 %

                 - In France, charter with navigation : 10% taxation
                 - In France, static charter at berth : 20% VAT

    CRUISE   1 - Ports d’embarquement et de débarquement situés dans deux pays distincts,
             OU Ports d’embarquement et de débarquement situés en France avec au
TRANSPORTATI moins une escale identifiée dans un pays étranger : TVA 0 %
    ON       1 - Embarkation and disembarkation ports situated in two distinct countries, OR
                 embarkation and disembarkation ports situated in France with at least one
                 identified stopover in a foreign country : 0% VAT

                 2 - Ports d’embarquement et de débarquement situés en France avec
                 navigation exclusive dans les eaux territoriales : TVA 10 %
                 2 - Embarkation and disembarkation ports situated in France with exclusive
                 navigation in territorial waters : 10% VAT
TAXES SUR LE CARBURANT / FUEL TAXATION

  CHARTER       En France, exonération de TVA ( 1,28 € / litre) si :
                Contrat de charter – Navire enregistré au commerce > 15 mètres –
                Équipage permanent – Attestation de respect des conditions
                d’application des exonérations de TVA (règle des 70 %)

                In France, VAT exemption ( 1,28 € / liter) if :
                Charter contract – Registered Commercial Yacht > 15 meters –
                Permanent crew – Certificate of compliance with the application
                conditions for VAT exemption (70 % rule)

   CRUISE   En France (en Italie Gènes et en Espagne à Barcelone, pour le moment…)
            Exonération de TVA et de TICPE ( 0,65 € / litre) si :
TRANSPORTAT Contrat de croisière – Navire enregistré au commerce > 15 mètres –
    ION     Équipage permanent – Attestation de respect des conditions d’application
            des exonérations de TVA (règle des 70 %)

                In France (in Italy Genoa and in Spain Barcelona, currently…)
                VAT and TICPE exemption ( 0,65 € / liter) if :
                Cruise agreement – Registered Commercial Yacht > 15 meters – Permanent
                crew – Certificate of compliance with the application conditions for VAT
                exemption (70 % rule)
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3/ THE POLAR CODE

                Introduction and certification.
Chaired by Nicolas Mior, Director of Ascoma Maritime, YCM Partner.
The Polar Code

  • Effects on shipping
  • Crew training

       By Captain Jan Persson
Jan Persson      Expertise
Master Mariner   • A/H operation
                 • Icebreaking and assistance
                 • Arctic and Antarctic operations
                 • Lead ice advisor
                 • Iceclass rules and propulsion machinery
                   in polar waters
                 • Shiphandling
                 • Product development
                 • Coordinator of Viking Ice academy.
                 Background
                 • Captain on ice breaker since 1999
                 • In 2008 Project leader when starting up
                   Viking Ice Academy, VIA
                 • Since 2008 Coordinator for VIA's
                   activities.
                 • CEO of 90North Ice Consulting AB (since
                   2010- )
Polar Hazards
Polar Code
•   In force 1st of January 2017
•   Mandatory for all SOLAS vessels
•   New classification of ships
•   Regulates onboard equipment
    and crew training
Polar Code background
A need for modern and effective regulations at the
international level in Polar Areas to mitigate risks not
adequately addressed by other instruments

4 drives of new regulation:
• Reduced Ice cover
                                        Ship
• Arctic shipping sea routes           safety
• Arctic destination shipping
• Arctic and Antarctic tourism
                                 Environment
                                 al Protection
In short..
Polar Code areas?
Arctic
Polar area Antarctic
Polar Code Ice classes

            A
          PC 1-5
            B
          PC 6-7
              C
       All other ships
Before entering Polar Waters
• Polar Water Operation Manual, PWOM
  – Safety equipment
  – Ice class, stabilitets
  – Navigation equipment
  – Limitations and much more
• Issue of certificate by class
• Crew training
POLAR CODE CREW
         TRAINING
A necessity in Polar
       waters
  1st of July 2018
Polar Code Training Requirements
    Ice conditions                 Tankers                Passenger ship               Other

Ice free                  Not applicable              Not applicable           Not applicable

Open waters               Basic training for          Basic training for       Not applicable
                          master, cheif mate and      master, cheif mate and
                          officer in charge of a      officer in charge of a
                          navigational watch          navigational watch

Other waters              Basic training for          Basic training for       Basic training for
                          master, cheif mate and      master, cheif mate and   master, cheif mate and
                          officer in charge of a      officer in charge of a   officer in charge of a
                          navigational watch, +       navigational watch, +    navigational watch, +
                          Adv for master/Ch Off       Adv for master/Ch Off    Adv for master/Ch Off

Open waters means a large area of freely navigable water in witch
sea ice is present in concentrations less than 1/10. No ice of land origin
is present.
Our courses
Basic and Advanced Polar Code training in
 cooperation with Yacht Club de Monaco
Basic Polar Code Course

• 2 days theoretical course, no seatime in Polar waters needed
• STCW Certificate of Profficiency issued by Swedish Maritime
  Administration

Some of the topics:
• Winterization and hypothermia
• Preparedness for emergency situations in Polar areas
• Voyage planning/navigation and maneuvering
• Effects of weather and current
• Recognition of ice formations and characteristics

                               Certification according to STCW 1978 as amended, Polar Code
                               part A-1, chapter 12, regulation 12.3.1, IMO model courses and
                               Swedish Maritime administration’s TFSF 2011:116
Advanced Polar Code Course
• 2 days theoretical course and VR simulation
• STCW Certificate of Profficiency issued if/when 60 days of seatime
  in Polar Waters

Some of the topics:
• Icebreaker assistance
• Polar Code and MARPOL
• Regulatory framework
• Ice classes and ship design
• True life situation simulator exercises
• And much more..                  Certification according to STCW 1978 as amended, Polar Code
                                             part A-1, chapter 12, regulation 12.3.1, IMO model courses and
                                             Swedish Maritime administration’s TFSF 2011:116
Thank you for your participation !
To join the Captains’ Club

    Contact: Cristina
    c.ruiz@ycm.org
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