Контрольная работа: France
Here are the main shipping companies to cross the Channel:
| Company | Routes | Approximate Times |
| P & O Portsmouth Peninsular House Wharf Road Portsmouth P02 8TA Tel: 08705 20 20 20 www.poferries.com | Portsmouth - Le Havre | 5 hours 30 (day sailing) |
| Portsmouth - Le Havre | 7 hours or 8 hours if include French tour (night sailing) | |
| Portsmouth - Cherboug | 5 hours (day sailing) | |
| Portsmouth - Cherbourg | 7 hours or 8 hours if include French tour (night sailing) | |
| Portsmouth - Cherbourg (Portsmouth Express) | 2 hours 45 (April - Sept) | |
| Dover - Calais | ||
| Hull - Zeebrugge | ||
| SeaFrance Eastern Docks Dove, Kent CT16 1JA Tel: 08705 711 711 www.seafrance.com | Dover - Calais | From 1 hour 10 and 1 hour 30 (depending on the vessel) |
| Southern Ferries/SNCM 179 Piccadilly London W1V 9DB Tel: 0207 491 4968 Fax: 0207 491 3502 www.sncm. fr |
From Marseilles to: Bastia, Calvi, Ile Rousse, Ajaccio, Propriano, Porto-Vecchio | From 9 hours to 12 hours |
| Nice - Calvi/Ile Rousse | 3 hours | |
| Nice - Bastia | 3 hours 40 (day sailing) 7 hours 30 (night sailing) | |
| Nice - Ajaccio | 4 hours 15 (day sailing) 7 hours 30 (night sailing) | |
| Brittany Ferries The Brittany Centre Wharf Road Portsmouth PO2 8RU Tel: 08705 360 360 www.brittanyferries.com | Portsmouth - Caen | 6 hours |
| Portsmouth - St Malo | 8 hours 45 | |
| Poole - Cherbourg | 4 hours 15 | |
| (fast ferry May 26 to Sept 30) | 2 hours 15 minutes | |
| Plymouth - Roscoff | 6 hours | |
| Plus overnight sailings on all routes (not on fast ferries) | ||
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Condor Ferries The Quay Weymouth DT4 8DX Tel: 0845 345 2000 Fax: 01305 760 776 www.condorferries. co. uk * via Guernsey et Jersey ** via Jersey | Weymouth - Guernsey | 2 hours |
| Weymouth - Jersey | 3 hours 15 | |
| Poole - St Malo* | 5 hours 30 | |
| Poole - Guernsey | 2 hours 30 | |
| Poole - Jersey | 3 hours 45 | |
| Guernsey - St Malo** | 1 hours 45 | |
| Jersey - St Malo | 1 hour 15 | |
| Hoverspeed Fast Ferries International Hoverport Dover CT17 9TG Tel: 08705 240 241 Fax: 0870 4607 102 www.hoverspeed. co. uk | Dover - Calais (Seacat) | 45 minutes |
| Newhaven - Dieppe (Superseacat) | 2 hours | |
| Norfolkline Eastern Dock Dover CT16 1JA Tel: 0870 870 1020 Fax: 0130 421 8415 www.norfolkline.com | Dover - Dunkerque | 2 hours |
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SpeedFerries Ltd. 209 East Camber Office Building Eastern Docks Dover, Kent CT16 1JA Tel: 08700 60 39 00 www.speedferries.com | Dover - Boulogne (Bookings from the 22 April) | 50 minutes |
You will find a list of French ports at the website http://www.mer. equipement. gouv. fr/commerce/01_ports_francais/02_fiche_identite/index. htm
House-boat
The Féderation des Industries Nautiques [association of companies in the boating trade groups together sea and river boat hire companies, and a list of them can be sent to you by request.
France has a particularly rich network of canals and rivers, 8,500km long, allowing you to discover the country in depth, as you slowly go along from lock to lock.
http://www.france-nautic.com/
You can also find information on the website http://www.vnf. fr
Navigating France: licences, river moorings, fuel…
A licence is needed to operate French motorised pleasure boats at sea where the actual horsepower of the engine or engines is/are higher than 4.5kW (6 HP). There are three types of licence:
la carte mer [sea licence]
le permis mer côtier [coastal licence]
le permis mer hauturier [deep-sea/ocean licence]
There are specific licences for navigating on inland waters.
Licences to operate motorised pleasure boats at sea only give the right to pilot by agreement. Any person operating a pleasure boat professionally must have the recognised professional qualifications.
The regulations are on http://www.mer. equipement. gouv. fr/
Port authorities display daily weather bulletins and forecasts for the following days.
At the French sailing association's website, you can consult tide tables for each port.
http://www.ffvoile.org/
Taxis, Subways, Buses, Commuting Boats
Taxis
You can take them from taxi ranks (indicated by a square sign with Taxi in white on a blue background) or hail one in the street (on condition that it is available: the "Taxi" sign on the roof is then fully lit, and the small lights under the sign are switched off).
Some taxi companies:
Taxi G7: 33 (0) 1 47 39 47 39
Taxis Bleus: 0 891 70 10 10 (€0.22/min)