Maritime legislation: Deck section
Official Spanish Maritime Legislation paper (Deck Section): 30 questions on navigation policing, clearance, crewing, MLC 2006 and port safety.
Maritime zones, port calls and clearance
The EEZ is measured from the territorial sea baselines. Navigation policing rules (LNM) apply to all ships in Spanish maritime zones. Every foreign merchant ship in a Spanish port needs a shipping agent; internal waters use simplified clearance.
Vessel traffic monitoring (RD 210/2004) applies from 300 GT. Sea protests (Art. 504 LNM) are delivered within 24 hours. Pilotage exemptions last 1 renewable year. Ships with dangerous goods in port fly Flag B by day.
Crewing, certificates, ISM and MLC 2006
The Clearance and Crew Roll records crew identity, rank, certificates and sign-on dates. The Seaman’s Book records sea service. Master and chief mate must be EEA nationals. Shipboard training (Art. 33 RD 269/2022) belongs to the master and department officers.
Under MLC 2006 (RD 357/2015), the DGMM issues the Maritime Labour Certificate and checks manning. The ISM inspects and subsidises medical chests, accompanied by the Contents control document and Drug Administration Logbook.
Activities
- Sort it outLicence limits, fire classes and signals: each in its group.
- ProceduresDistress call, helicopter and anchoring, step by step.
- Spot the errorThree statements are true. One is not.
Questions in this unit
- According to the Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Marine Act (RDL 2/2011), the breadth of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is measured from:
- In accordance with Law 14/2014, regarding the scope of application of navigation policing rules, these rules apply to:
- Royal Decree 210/2004 establishing a vessel traffic monitoring and information system applies to ships of a gross tonnage equal to or greater than:
- According to Royal Decree 1516/2007 determining the legal regime of regular maritime cabotage lines, commercial cabotage navigation:
- Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation, regarding stays in national ports, establishes that:
- According to section 3.1.e) of Royal Decree 504/2011 on the organic structure and functions of the Social Marine Institute (ISM), which aspect of healthcare falls to the ISM?
- According to Royal Decree 504/2011 regulating the organic structure and functions of the Social Marine Institute (ISM), what function does the ISM have regarding shipboard medical chests?
- Pursuant to Article 267 of the Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Marine Act (RDL 2/2011), under what legal regime does the Maritime Safety and Rescue Society (SASEMAR) primarily operate?
- According to Law 2/2024 creating the Independent Administrative Authority for the Technical Investigation of Railway, Maritime and Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents, which of the following is NOT defined as a major accident regarding an offshore oil and gas installation?
- According to the Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Marine Act (RDL 2/2011), natural or legal persons wishing to register and flag in Spain vessels dedicated to non-commercial recreational or sports navigation (as defined in Article 252) must:
- According to Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation, the document setting out the identity, nationality, rank on board, qualification, certificates of proficiency and sign-on/sign-off dates of all crew members is known as:
- According to the State Ports and Merchant Marine Act (RDL 2/2011), regarding ship crewing, what nationality requirement must the master and chief mate of Spanish ships meet?
- In accordance with Royal Decree 269/2022 regulating professional certificates and certificates of competency in the Merchant Marine, which personal seafarer document issued by the Directorate General of the Merchant Marine contains the record of sea service (periodos de embarco)?
- According to the Order of the Ministry of Public Works of 22 July 1999 laying down crewing conditions for ships performing island cabotage services, its rules apply to EU-flagged ships on regular island cabotage and non-regular passenger island cabotage, with the exception of cruise services performed by ships of:
- According to Article 33 of Royal Decree 269/2022 regulating professional certificates and certificates of competency in the Merchant Marine, who is responsible for providing shipboard training?
- Under Royal Decree 357/2015 on compliance and enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006) on Spanish ships, the issuance and renewal of the Maritime Labour Certificate and Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance Part I belongs to:
- Under Royal Decree 357/2015 on compliance and enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006) on Spanish ships, the Directorate General of the Merchant Marine is responsible for verifying which of the following matters?
- According to Royal Decree 258/1999 laying down minimum conditions for the protection of the health and medical assistance of seafarers, which documents must accompany shipboard medical chests?
- According to Title IV of Law 41/2010 on protection of the marine environment, regarding the dumping/injection of carbon dioxide streams from CO2 capture processes for sequestration, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
- According to the Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Marine Act (RDL 2/2011), how often must owners of shipyards, ship-repair companies, shipbreakers, refineries and chemical/petrochemical plants in port areas report the list of waste reception services performed to the Port Authorities?
- According to Article 504 of Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation, regarding the certification of incidents (sea protest), within what period after arrival at the port of destination must the master deliver a copy of the relevant part of the Navigation Log and the record of incidents?
- Ordering or undertaking navigation without the ship meeting the required seaworthiness conditions, thereby endangering its safety, is classified as what level of offence?
- According to Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation, regarding the clearance (despacho) of vessels dedicated exclusively to navigation in internal maritime waters:
- According to Order FOM/1194/2011 regulating the integrated port-call procedure (procedimiento integrado de escala) in ports of general interest, it applies to port calls by:
- In accordance with Royal Decree 145/1989 approving the National Regulation on the Admission, Handling and Storage of Dangerous Goods in Ports, the Emergency Control Centre shall have:
- According to Royal Decree 145/1989 approving the National Regulation on the Admission, Handling and Storage of Dangerous Goods in Ports, ships handling dangerous goods when entering port and during their stay must fly by day the flag:
- According to Order FOM/1621/2002 regulating the conditions for granting pilotage exemptions, pilotage exemptions are valid for:
- If a ship is underway, it must report all significant breakdowns and accidents, as well as defects discovered that affect ship safety, safety of life at sea, navigation or risk of marine pollution, to:
- According to Article 724 of the Civil Code, mention shall be made in the Navigation Log (Diario de Navegación) of:
- According to Article 724 of the Civil Code, open wills made on the high seas shall be kept in custody by: