PPER legislation and regulations
The national DGMM PPER exam has 30 questions on maritime and recreational legislation (pass mark: 18 correct).
Maritime Administration and Navigation Act
RDL 2/2011: navigation by scope is internal, cabotage, foreign and extra-national. The DGMM decides on ships in need of assistance (Art. 299) and regulates the civil fleet. Ports with relevant traffic have a Maritime Captaincy.
Law 14/2014 (LNM): temporary port closure is ordered by the Port Authority after a report from the Maritime Captaincy. Ships are movable property and fixed platforms are immovable property. The Navigation Patent authorises sailing under the Spanish flag; the Bridge Logbook is mandatory with 2 or more deck officers.
Recreational craft, safety and MARPOL
RD 339/2021: minimum anchor line of 5 boat lengths; excludes pure racing craft. RD 1185/2006: Zone 4 is 12 miles; Zone 3 (25 miles) requires a 406 MHz EPIRB. RD 875/2014: Navigation Licence practicals require a boat equipped at least for Zone 5.
RD 62/2008 (nautical events): written notice to the Captaincy 30 days in advance; the Organising Entity prevents pollution. RD 128/2022: recreational craft under 45 m are exempt from prior waste notification. MARPOL V: uncomminuted food outside special areas, en route beyond 12 miles.
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 (Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011), what types of navigation are recognised according to their scope?
- According to the Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Marine Act (RDL 2/2011), who is the competent authority for making decisions regarding ships in need of assistance when they pose a threat to navigation?
- According to Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation, who is responsible for ordering the temporary closure of ports and terminals to shipping?
- According to Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation, a fixed platform is considered to be:
- According to Royal Decree 253/2024 developing the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, the body responsible for the general regulation of maritime navigation and the Spanish civil fleet is:
- In accordance with RDL 2/2011, regarding peripheral administration, in ports or groups of ports where a certain level of navigation activity takes place or where traffic, safety or security conditions so require, there shall be:
- 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:
- According to Royal Decree 186/2023 approving the Maritime Navigation Management Regulation, in which of the following circumstances does a ship always require express authorisation to enter Spanish maritime zones?
- According to Royal Decree 1837/2000 approving the Regulation on the inspection and certification of civil ships, into how many groups is the National Classification of Ships divided?
- Under Royal Decree 62/2008 on maritime safety rules for commemorative nautical gatherings and sports events, who is responsible for adopting the necessary measures to prevent marine pollution by participating craft?
- Under Royal Decree 62/2008 on commemorative nautical gatherings and sports events, how many days in advance and in what manner must the organising entity notify the Maritime Captaincy of a nautical gathering?
- According to Royal Decree 685/2010 governing temporary navigation permits for certain recreational craft, who sets the number of crew members for these craft based on size, type, navigation zone and duration?
- According to Royal Decree 685/2010 governing temporary navigation permits for certain recreational craft, who is responsible for initiating the procedure to obtain this permit?
- According to Royal Decree 607/1999 governing compulsory civil liability insurance for recreational or sports craft, the compulsory insurance cover includes:
- According to the definitions in Royal Decree 875/2014 regulating nautical qualifications for recreational craft, a place where a craft can easily take shelter and from which people can reach shore is called:
- Under Royal Decree 875/2014 regulating nautical qualifications for recreational craft, boats used for practical training to obtain the Navigation Licence (Licencia de Navegación) must be equipped at least in accordance with the requirements for navigation zone:
- Regulated in Royal Decree 1434/1999 establishing surveys and inspections of recreational craft to ensure safety of life at sea and requirements for collaborating inspection entities, we find:
- According to Royal Decree 339/2021 regulating safety and pollution prevention equipment on recreational craft, recreational craft must carry an anchor line whose length is not less than:
- According to Royal Decree 339/2021 regulating safety and pollution prevention equipment on recreational craft, which of the following are excluded from the scope of this Royal Decree?
- According to Article 6 of Royal Decree 98/2016 regulating safety, technical and marketing requirements for personal watercraft, recreational craft and their components, which body acts as the 'Notifying Authority'?
- In accordance with the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (SAR Convention), indicate the order of precedence of the emergency phases:
- According to Article 10 of the International Convention on Salvage, 1989, in which situation is a master NOT obliged to render assistance to a person in danger of being lost at sea?
- According to Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation, when is it mandatory to carry the Bridge Logbook (Cuaderno de Bitácora) on board?
- According to Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation, navigation under the Spanish flag by a ship built and registered in Spain takes place once it has obtained:
- An extraordinary maritime will may be validly granted verbally before two witnesses:
- According to the definitions in Royal Decree 128/2022 on port reception facilities for waste from ships, which term refers collectively to ship-generated waste, cargo residues and passively fished waste?
- Regarding the delivery of waste from ships regulated in Royal Decree 128/2022 on port reception facilities, which of the following vessels are exempt from submitting a prior waste notification?
- According to MARPOL Annex V, under what circumstances may untreated (uncomminuted) food wastes be discharged into the sea outside a special area?
- According to the definitions in MARPOL Annex IV, which of the following is NOT considered sewage (aguas sucias)?
- According to Royal Decree 1185/2006 approving the Regulation on maritime radiocommunications on board Spanish civil ships, navigation zone 4 is defined as:
- According to Royal Decree 1185/2006 regulating maritime radiocommunications on board Spanish civil ships, recreational craft authorised for navigation zone 3 must be fitted with, among other items, the following radio equipment: