After a 33-year maritime military career - 10 years in the French Navy and 23 years in the French Maritime Affairs Administration - which ended as a senior officer, I now work as an independent consultant specializing in maritime safety and security administration. My consultancy work focuses mainly on international technical cooperation (training, audits, various studies, support for maritime administrations) on behalf of international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the European Maritime Agency (EMSA), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Expertise France, to name but a few.