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De acuerdo con el Texto Refundido de la Ley de Puertos del Estado y de la Marina Mercante, aprobado por el Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2011, con relación a la administración periférica, en aquellos puertos, o grupos de puertos, en los que se desarrolle un determinado nivel de actividades de navegación o lo requieran las condiciones de tráfico, seguridad o protección marítima, existirá:Pursuant to the Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Marine Act (RDL 2/2011), with regard to peripheral administration, in ports or groups of ports where a given level of navigation activities takes place or traffic, safety or maritime security conditions require it, there shall be:
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Correct answer: b) A Maritime Captaincy.
Why it is correct
Article 265.1 of RDL 2/2011 establishes a Maritime Captaincy as the peripheral body of the maritime administration in such ports or groups of ports.
Why the others are not
- a) A technical facility, not a peripheral administrative body.
- c) The Port Authority is a port body, not the peripheral administration of the Merchant Marine.
- d) Military body, not civil Merchant Marine peripheral administration.
How to work it out in the exam
- Peripheral administration in ports with significant traffic/safety = Maritime Captaincy.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PPER Test 2 · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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