Create your personal space
First, go to www.recyclermonbateau.fr . You need to create a personal space in order to enter all the information you need, and to track the progress of your application.
You will be asked to provide the following information and documents: identity of applicant and owner, dismantling application form, ship's registration document, proof of address...
You will then need to choose one of the APER-approved centers authorized to receive your end-of-life vessel. The easiest way to do this is, of course, to choose the center closest to where your boat is stored.
Preparing your boat for its final voyage
It takes several weeks to process such a file. You will then receive confirmation from the dismantling center, with whom you will arrange an appointment for delivery of the boat to the site. As transport is at your expense, it is imperative that you make this appointment to avoid having to come several times.
The boat must be cleared of hazardous materials such as pyrotechnics, gas bottles and dangerous equipment. It must also be purged of fluids and combustibles, as well as any antifouling cans on board.
Finally, you can't start dismantling certain parts of your boat. It must arrive at the center with a certain physical integrity. In short, you can dismantle a cleat, but you mustn't start cutting up the bow to turn it into a coffee table.
Once taken over by the dismantling center, the waste is channeled through the appropriate channel, i.e. recovery, recycling or landfill.
A procedure that some professionals are taking on
APER takes care of de-registration and de-flagging with Maritime Affairs. You will then receive the de-flagging certificates to send to your insurer or port authority to justify the dismantling of your boat.
While the file is not complicated to set up, the exchanges and organization between the transporter and the destruction center can be more complex. Some professional dismantlers take charge of this type of file. For an affordable fee, you can avoid the inevitable hassles associated with this type of operation, to which the average yachtsman is not accustomed.
