Like every summer, this Saturday, July 13, the delegation to the sea of Finistère organized a safety operation at sea. Objective: To improve the prevention concerning the safety of maritime users. Control of the equipment, the fishing, the respect of the rules of navigation. Report the time of an afternoon with the brigade nautical of Roscoff.
Blue sky, light breeze. At the port of Roscoff, this Saturday, in the early afternoon, the weather is ideal for boaters. The opportunity for the Maritime Gendarmerie and the Roscoff Nautical Brigade to carry out a security operation at sea, to sensitize maritime users.
"The objective is to carry out prevention actions concerning users: compliance with navigation rules, onboard safety equipment, fishing rules, mandatory papers", explains Warrant Officer Charles Moussion, accompanied for the day. Constable Bertrand Kerrien and Reservist Chief Warrant Officer Urvois, as reinforcements.
"Do pedagogy"
For the operation, two boats are mobilized: a first of 11 meters 50, being able to go beyond 30 nodes, and a second, semi-rigid, equipped with a motor of 100 horses, "more effective and handy to dock small boats ". The team goes out every day, in summer, as soon as there are people on the water, and covers an area going from Landéda to Locquirec.
After walking along the bay of Morlaix, we head to the tip of Primal for a first control, a fisherman. The semi-rigid accelerates and docked the boat. No vest, fire extinguisher. It's a call to order for its occupant. "Today, the idea is not to verbalize small infractions, but to make users as aware as possible, to do pedagogy".
In the distance, a divers boat returns from fishing and returns to the port. He disappears behind the dike. With his powerful engine, the semi-rigid brigade found him quickly. "With divers, often it's either nickel or all wrong! When you see a boat of this type, we know that there is a risk," explains the constable.
Diversified missions
Cape Locquirec and its water, particularly busy this afternoon. "Here, we make sure that speed is respected in the port area".
A speedboat heads towards the port, but slows down just in time, before entering the area where the pace is limited. It will not escape control. The lifejackets which made with reflective tapes are there, but too old: "It dates from the war your equipment! ".
The owner will not find his boat license either. The agreement with the gendarmes may be relaxed, it will have to update. Most offenses concern security equipment or administrative documents.
In addition to these safety rules, the brigade operates on many missions. "For example, there is a lot of work during high tides for fishing on foot. Many do not know the legislation, while everything is available on the site LegiFrance ", deplores the adjutant. She also intervenes in the professional fishing, environment, the immigration. And the help to the boats in difficulty: "As soon as one leaf, Cross Corsen is advised. If there is an incident, we can even arrive faster than the SNSM, depending on our position ".
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