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Conforme el Texto Refundido de la Ley de Puertos del Estado y de la Marina Mercante, constituye objeto de la Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima la prestación de los servicios públicos de:According to the Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Marine Act (RDL 2/2011), the corporate purpose of the Maritime Safety and Rescue Society (SASEMAR) includes providing the public services of:
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Correct answer: b) Towage and assistance to ships.
Why it is correct
Article 268 of RDL 2/2011 defines SASEMAR's corporate purpose as providing public services for search and rescue, pollution prevention and response, towage and assistance to ships, and vessel traffic monitoring.
Why the others are not
- a) Maritime inspection is a direct administrative power of the DGMM and Maritime Captaincies.
- c) Border and immigration control belongs to State law enforcement agencies.
- d) Article 268 specifies rescue, pollution response, towage/assistance to ships and traffic monitoring.
How to work it out in the exam
- SASEMAR purpose (Art. 268 RDL 2/2011): SAR + pollution response + towage and assistance to ships + traffic monitoring.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PPER Sección Máquinas · question 6 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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