Seafarer welfare in France

In-country helplines

• MDAT-GoG (Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade — Gulf of Guinea)
  Africa · 24/7
  📞 +33 2 98 22 88 88
• Centre de Consultation Médicale Maritime (Toulouse)
  Global · 24/7
  📞 +33 5 34 39 33 33
• ISWAN SeafarerHelp
  Global · 24/7
  📞 +44 800 012 1004
  💬 WhatsApp +44 7909 470732
• ITF Seafarers
  Global · 24/7 for emergencies
  📞 +44 20 7403 2733
• IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
  Global · Online
• Find A Helpline
  Global · Online

Global helplines (24/7)

Full directory at /help/helplines (123+ organisations).

Welfare centres (11)

• Mission to Seafarers Le Havre
  The Mission to Seafarers
  Foyer du Marin, 41 boulevard de Strasbourg, Le Havre
  +33 2 35 22 49 70
  wifitransportchapel
• Foyer du Marin Marseille
  AGISM
  36 boulevard de Dunkerque, 13002 Marseille
  +33 4 91 91 55 23
  wifitransportchapelshop
• Mission to Seafarers Calais
  The Mission to Seafarers
  wifitransportchapelcounselling
• Mission to Seafarers Dunkirk
  The Mission to Seafarers
  wifitransportchapelcounselling
• Mission to Seafarers Rouen
  The Mission to Seafarers
  wifitransportchapelcounselling
• Mission to Seafarers Brest
  The Mission to Seafarers
  wifitransportchapelcounselling
• Mission to Seafarers Fos-sur-Mer
  The Mission to Seafarers
  wifitransportchapelcounselling
• Stella Maris Le Havre
  Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea)
  wifitransportchapelcounselling
• Stella Maris Marseille
  Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea)
  wifitransportchapelcounselling
• Stella Maris Dunkirk
  Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea)
  wifitransportchapelcounselling
• Stella Maris Rouen
  Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea)
  wifitransportchapelcounselling

Top ports in France

• Abbeville (FRABB)
• Achery (FRA86)
• Agen (FRAGF)
• Aiserey (FRAWS)
• Ajaccio (FRAJA)
• Ambès (FRAMS)
• Ambly-sur-Meuse (FRYMS)
• Amiens (FRAMI)
• Andernos-les-Bains (FRADB)
• Anse (FRXAN)
• Antibes (FRANT)
• Apach (FRAAH)

And 796 more — see all France ports.

Your rights in port

• Shore leave — FAL Convention Std 3.44 + ILO C185.
• Medical care — TMAS, P&I cover, MLC Reg 4.1.
• Abandonment — MLC A2.5.2 financial security.
• Unpaid wages — evidence + ITF inspector + Notice of Intent to Arrest.
• PSC complaint — route via the local administration.