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Contact the Secretariat & Registered Office

Connect with the administrative bureau of OCEAN Ouistreham Colleville-Montgomery. Whether you have inquiries regarding school maritime modules, adaptive sailing, water safety workshops, or financial transparency records, our secretariat is at your disposal.

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Secretariat team managing administrative correspondence and public transparency inquiries — Figure 6.1: Administrative secretariat reviewing community correspondence and institutional partnership filings at the Ouistreham office.

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Registered Headquarters

OCEAN OUISTREHAM COLLEVILLE MONTGOMERY
RUE PAUL EMILE VICTOR
14150 OUISTREHAM, FRANCE
Administrative Bureau & Physical Archives

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Direct Telephone

+33 1 68 22 24 30
Secretariat Hours: Mon–Fri, 09:00 – 17:00 CET
Weekend emergency dispatch during scheduled sea outings.

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Electronic Mail

devidnabaf@gmail.com
Direct access to General Secretariat and Bureau.
Guaranteed response within 48 business hours.

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Financial Transparency & Public Accountability Disclosure

As a certified French Non-Profit Association (Association Loi 1901), OCEAN Ouistreham Colleville-Montgomery operates under strict public accounting rules and legal transparency standards:

Zero Commercial Transactions: We do not engage in commercial merchandising, maintain no commercial retail webshop, and generate zero private shareholder dividends.
Public Audit Inspections: Certified balance sheets, subsidy allocation vouchers, and auditor reports are open to consultation by any registered member and public granting body.
Prefectural Filings: All executive bureau appointments, address updates, and statutory modifications are rigorously filed with the Préfecture du Calvados under RNA W142010010.
Full Reinvestment: 100% of public subsidies and voluntary membership dues are utilized for vessel safety, instructor pedagogy, environmental tools, and school subsidies.

To inspect complete certified auditor statements or request statutory assembly records, consult our dedicated Reports & Governance Hub.

Verification of financial records and public subsidy justification documents by the internal auditor commission — Figure 6.2: Annual verification of non-commercial expenditure records conducted by the elected internal auditing commission.

Territorial Reach & Municipal Facilities Access

OCEAN Ouistreham Colleville-Montgomery carries out its field operations along the primary public maritime sectors of the Côte de Nacre:

Ouistreham Riva-Bella Sector: Technical maritime base located near the outer harbor and main beach, providing deep-water access for dinghy sailing, twin-hull catamarans, and coastal safety launches.
Colleville-Montgomery Sword Beach Sector: Expansive tidal beach area dedicated to sand yachting (char à voile), wind-sport education, and sensitive intertidal dune observation.
Orne Estuary Maritime Fringe: Ecological monitoring zone where our volunteers conduct non-motorized kayak and stand-up paddle environmental bio-surveys.

Public Transit & Eco-Mobility Access:

We encourage visitors and volunteers to prioritize low-carbon transit. Our headquarters and nautical bases are accessible via:

Public Bus (Réseau Twisto): Line 12 connects Caen Gare SNCF directly to Ouistreham Riva-Bella (stop: "Riva-Bella Plage").
Cycling Path (Voie Verte): Direct 15 km separated greenway along the Canal de Caen à la Mer linking downtown Caen directly to Ouistreham port.
Carpooling: Designated meeting points at the Colleville-Montgomery municipal beach parking area.

Coastal sailing fleet operating within the designated municipal maritime corridor — Figure 6.3: Municipal maritime corridor designated for public interest nautical instruction off Riva-Bella beach in Ouistreham.

Emergency Coastal Contacts & Maritime Coordination

For urgent marine safety matters, distress calls, or reporting marine mammals stranded on the beach, please utilize the appropriate regional emergency services:

Emergency Service	Radio Channel	Direct Telephone	Intervention Scope
CROSS Jobourg	VHF Channel 16	196 (Free emergency)	Maritime search and rescue coordination across the English Channel.
SNSM Ouistreham	VHF Channel 16 / 9	+33 2 31 97 12 12	Volunteer lifeboat rescue launch based at the Ouistreham lock basin.
SAMU / Pompiers	—	15 / 18 / 112	Medical emergency intervention and onshore trauma response.

Public coordination meeting between association safety officers and emergency rescue services — Figure 6.4: Joint coordination session between association safety skippers and regional emergency maritime responders.

Statutory Document Consultation Procedures (CADA Compliance)

In conformity with French Law No. 78-753 of July 17, 1978 and Book III of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration (CRPA), documents relating to the management of public funds, municipal operating conventions, and public service missions delegated to OCEAN are freely accessible to all citizens:

Direct On-Site Inspection: Physical copies of our registered constitution, prefectural receipt W142010010, approved General Assembly minutes, and certified financial balance sheets can be inspected at our headquarters (RUE PAUL EMILE VICTOR, 14150 OUISTREHAM) upon 48-hour prior written notice.
Electronic Dispatch: Digital copies of institutional reports and subsidy allocation vouchers are dispatched in PDF format upon simple electronic request sent to devidnabaf@gmail.com.
Protection of Private Information: All consulted public documents are redacted in strict accordance with CNIL guidelines to obscure personal volunteer banking information and private medical certificates.

Our administrative secretariat remains committed to zero-friction transparency. For additional details on statutory accountability, please visit our Reports & Governance Hub.