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Ordenar o emprender la navegación sin que el buque reúna las debidas condiciones de navegabilidad haciendo peligrar su seguridad, se considera una infracción:Ordering or undertaking navigation without the ship meeting the required seaworthiness conditions, thereby endangering its safety, is classified as what level of offence?
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Correct answer: c) Very serious (muy grave).
Why it is correct
Article 308.2.a of RDL 2/2011 classifies ordering or undertaking navigation without proper seaworthiness conditions, thereby endangering the vessel's safety, as a very serious (muy grave) maritime safety offence.
Why the others are not
- a) Because it endangers the safety of the ship through unseaworthiness, it is a very serious offence.
- b) Not minor; it directly endangers safety of life at sea.
- d) Besides justifying detention, it is a very serious administrative offence.
How to work it out in the exam
- Sailing without seaworthiness endangering safety (Art. 308 RDL 2/2011) = VERY SERIOUS offence.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PPER Sección Máquinas · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PPER Sección Puente · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.