This address worked for me earlier this year:
[email protected]

Here are the details I have for them:

Prefecture de Police
9 Boulevard du Palais
75195 Paris RP
France
+33 1 49 96 31 02
dtpp-sddep-brep-transports-exception...erieur.gouv.fr
http://www.prefecturedepolice.interi...e-page/English

I've also had an instructor send info to:
prefpol.dtpp-sddep-brep-transports-e...erieur.gouv.fr

and saw a cc to:
Mme TRELLUYER [email protected]

Just an update as I received my new permit today. None of the email addresses seemed to work so I sent all of the paperwork by snail mail and it was processed and returned to me within a month. Interestingly, although my last permit was valid for 11 years, this one is only valid for 4 years. Perhaps it's a Brexit-related issue?

Thank you to those who responded to my original post.

I just looked into this for a friend getting his permit; they have changed the contact info. The new details are:

Sous-Préfecture de Lannion
Pôle Réglementation Générale
Tél : +33 (0)2 56 57 41 90 ou 88 ou 87

download form: http://www.cotes-darmor.gouv.fr/cont...lisurfaces.pdf
email: [email protected]

Once completed send the paperwork to:

Prefecture de Police -9
Boulevard du Paris
75195
Paris

I sent mine there at the end of June and the permit arrived with me 5 weeks later.

When I renewed mine earlier this year, I found that none of the email addresses worked. Snail mail is the safest bet I would suggest...

I emailed my application last week (get it in place before the b-word...)

I received a reply today advising me to send it by post to

Préfecture de Police de Paris
Direction des transports et de la protection du public
Sous-Direction des déplacements et de l'espace public
Bureau de la réglementation de l'espace public
1, rue de Lutèce
Place Louis Lépine
75004 - PARIS

So that's what I have done!

They must have done a job lot together as I received mine this morning!

Have any UK pilots tried to renew a Frenc helisurface permit post-Brexit? Mine expired this summer and I'm pulling together the docs for a renewal submission. Any guidance or updates would be appreciated.

Think it can all be done online these days - try here.

Thanks RVDT - seems pretty straightforward (famous last words!). Will let you know how I get on..

Does anyone have an email or contact for anyone in the French Caribbean to send an application to for the yacht’s heli surface permit?

I had no problem getting my own helisurfaces permit, also the one for the yacht for French med, but haven’t had a response from any French Caribbean contacts at all. Would be greatly appreciated any direction where to send the captains letter/request and supporting docs to for the Caribbean side.

thanks in advance!

Never heard of such a thing as a yacht’s heli surface permit. Are you sure you need one? My understanding is that the "habilitation à utiliser les hélisurfaces" is valid everywhere in France

Official legislation
The usual habilitation hélisurface which is about your ability as a pilot is enough for you.
The operator needs a permit (called autorisation or agrément), which does not depend on the pilot. Below the relevant part of the legislation together with a google translation. Overseas you must send your request to the Prefet of the relevant area (Martinique or Guadeloupe)
I would call or email to
Direction de la Mer de la Martinique
Direction de la Mer de la Guadeloupe


Hélisurfaces en mer.

14.1. Les hélisurfaces en mer doivent être situées dans une zone agréée à cet effet par arrêté du préfet maritime.

14.2. La demande d'agrément de la zone est adressée par l'exploitant en quatre exemplaires au préfet maritime dont dépend l'espace maritime considéré.

Cette demande doit être accompagnée :

a) D'une note précisant l'usage auquel est destinée l'hélisurface ;

b) D'une carte indiquant la zone devant être utilisée et les cheminements envisagés. Il est délivré un récépissé de cette demande.

La décision d'autorisation ou de refus d'agrément de zone du préfet maritime est prise par arrêté motivé après avis du directeur de l'aviation civile, du directeur interrégional du contrôle de l'immigration et de la lutte contre l'emploi des clandestins, du directeur régional des douanes, du directeur des affaires maritimes et du président du comité interarmées de circulation aérienne militaire dans un délai maximal de trente jours à compter de la date du récépissé de la demande.

Cette décision est notifiée au demandeur avec ampliation aux administrations concernées, dans le même délai.

Si le préfet maritime n'a pas pris sa décision dans le délai susvisé, l'autorisation est considérée comme accordée.

14.3. Les dispositions qui précèdent ne font pas obstacle à la possibilité de mettre en oeuvre une procédure simplifiée d'agrément des hélisurfaces en mer en vue d'effectuer certaines opérations non planifiables et urgentes. Une telle procédure est établie d'un commun accord entre le préfet maritime et l'exploitant concerné.
Google translationHelipads at sea.
14.1. Helipads at sea must be located in an area approved for this purpose by order of the maritime prefect (prefet maritime)
14.2. The request for approval of the area is sent by the operator in four copies to the maritime prefect on which the maritime area in question depends.
This request must be accompanied by:
a) A note specifying the use for which the helipad is intended;
b) A map indicating the area to be used and the routes envisaged. A receipt for this request is issued.
The maritime prefect's decision to authorize or refuse zone approval is taken by reasoned decree after consultation with the director of civil aviation, the interregional director of immigration control and the fight against illegal employment, the regional director of customs, the director of maritime affairs and the chairman of the joint military air traffic committee within a maximum period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the request.
This decision is notified to the applicant with amplification to the administrations concerned, within the same time limit.
If the maritime prefect has not made his decision within the aforementioned period, the authorization is considered to be granted.
14.3. The foregoing provisions do not preclude the possibility of implementing a simplified procedure for approving helipads at sea in order to carry out certain unscheduled and urgent operations. Such a procedure is established by mutual agreement between the maritime prefect and the operator concerned.

Thanks, appreciate the info and am aware of the pilot permit vs the yacht permit itself.

I managed to get in touch with correct person that is current processing our French carribean permit for the yacht pad itself.

if anyone else needs the contacts I’ve had success with PM me and I’ll pay it forward.

For what it’s worth, there’s a bunch of private companies/handlers contact me saying they will take care of French permits for like $2k per permits. It’s not necessary, it’s all free you just need to know where to send everything to. There’s also the false claims of being able to ‘speed up’ a permit, also false. Just some food for thought for anyone else running their own bird off a yacht.

slowly building a WhatsApp group of yacht pilots to share all this stuff.