Maritime provinces of Spain

A Maritime Province (Spanish: Provincia marítima) is a Spanish Administrative unit that has been created to clarify the origin of ships. Spanish ships shall, preferably in the top of the mast, the flag waving of the maritime province to which the home belongs to. In addition, the Maritime Province nowadays a lot of responsibility for shipping in open sea, and a supervisory role at sea and in port in General. They should not be confused with the provinces of Spain.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == Spain is divided into maritime provinces since 1607 . Initially there were three (Ferrol, Cartagena and Cádiz), but in the 19th century their number grew to 36. Meanwhile their number thanks to mergers, divisions and Decolonization dropped to 30.
 * 2 governance structure
 * 3 Tasks
 * 4 Current maritime provinces
 * 5 no longer existing maritime provinces
 * 6 see also

The current format and structure of the maritime provinces is laid down by law in 1992. From then on, the management of the civil shipping to the General Directorate of commercial shipping, part of the Ministry ofFomento, and henceforth separated from the military authorities where it formerly fell under. Exception is the fisheries, which is part of the Ministry of agriculture and fisheries. ==Governance Structure[ Edit] == For the performance of its duties shall appoint the General Directorate of commercial shipping a Capitán Marítimo (Maritime ' Captain ') above a certain size or in each port in ports where the security situation so requires. Since 2007, the maritime provinces further divided into districts, over which the ' Maritime Captain ' supervision and control. All ships carry the same flag within a State, regardless of the district where they come from.

The maritime province consists of organs that are active on the following three areas:

The diplomatic corps and the Spanish consulates abroad are responsible for the representation of the maritime provinces outside Spain. ==Tasks[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="118" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The maritime provinces are in the ports they seizures among others responsible for the following tasks:
 * Safety at sea and protection of the environment
 * Inspection
 * Registration, personnel and General Affairs.

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 * Administrative:
 * The clearance of ships, subject to permits and authorizations that among other governing bodies and the registration and deregistration of the crew, passengers and other persons on board.
 * The management and administration of the register of ships and peripheral companies.
 * The processing of applications for professional or recreational ship prove.
 * The velenen of permits to all possible types of schools that teach maritime activities.
 * Inspections:
 * Technical and operational inspections of ships under construction.
 * Spanish control of the seaworthiness of ships and their crew.
 * Verification of compliance with international regulations that are endorsed by Spain, by all vessels in Spanish waters.
 * Inspection of loading equipment on board.
 * Inspections of ships and advising on consent for loading and unloading.
 * Monitor compliance with the national plan for safety at sea and protection of the environment.
 * Supervision over investigating shipping and environmental disasters outside the port.
 * Mandatory reporting, in liaison with the port authorities, on maritime disasters, dredging activities and scrapping of ships in port.
 * Control on pollutant discharges from ships or port facilities.
 * The inspection of storage areas for oil-like substances in the port and its immediate vicinity.
 * Management and control:
 * The establishment of supply and delivery routes and dropping off those routes on sea and along the beaches.
 * The air traffic control and control of anchoring and maneuvers outside the waters of the port.
 * Grant or deny access in Spanish territorial waters.
 * Closing the port as the State views that might be needed.
 * Monitoring of activities as pilots and dragging.
 * Monitoring compliance with safety, traffic and environmental regulations and punishing offences.
 * Algeciras (AL): port of Algeciras
 * Alicante (AT)
 * Almería (AM): port of Almería
 * Avilés
 * Barcelona (BA): port of Barcelona
 * Bilbao (BI): port of Bilbao
 * Cádiz (CA)
 * Cartagena (CT)
 * Castellón de la Plana (CP)
 * Ceuta (CU)
 * Coruña (CO) (La Coruña)
 * El Ferrol (FE)
 * Gijón (GI)
 * Granada (GR)
 * Huelva (HU)
 * Ibiza (IB)
 * Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (GC)
 * Lugo (LU)
 * Málaga (MA)
 * Palma de Mallorca (PM)
 * Melilla (MLL)
 * Palamos (PG)
 * San Sebastián (SS)
 * Santander (ST)
 * Seville (SE)
 * Tarragona (TA)
 * Tenerife (TE)
 * Valencia (VA): port of Valencia
 * Vigo (VI)
 * Villagarcía de Arosa (VILL)
 * Canarias (1845-1867, in 1867 split in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
 * Cienfuegos (1885-1898, elevated because of the independence of Cuba)
 * Filipinas (1845-1886, when split into Manila and Ilo-Ilo, see below)
 * Gerona (1933-1935, since covered by Barcelona)
 * Ifni-Sahara (1946-1975, raised because of the independence of Morocco and the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara)
 * Ilo-Ilo (1886-1898, elevated because of the loss of control of the Philippines)
 * La Habana (1845-1898, elevated because of the independence of Cuba)
 * Manila (1886-1898, elevated because of the loss of control of the Philippines)
 * Mataró (1845-1894, since covered by Barcelona)
 * Motril (1845-1858 and 1868-1894, since covered by Málaga)
 * Unknown years old, they (1851-1898, elevated because of the independence of Cuba)
 * Palamós (1845-1894, since covered by Barcelona)
 * Pontevedra (1905-1933, since covered by Vigo)
 * Puerto Rico (1845-1898, elevated because of the loss of control of Puerto Rico)
 * Sagua la Grande (1885-1898, elevated because of the independence of Cuba)
 * San Juan de los Remedios de Cuba (1845-1898, elevated because of the independence of Cuba)
 * Sanlúcar de Barrameda (1845-1894, since covered by Sevilla)
 * Santiago de Cuba (1845-1898, elevated because of the independence of Cuba)
 * Santo Domingo (1863-1865, elevated because of the loss of the Dominican Republic)
 * Spanish Guinea (1889-1970, raised because of the independence of Equatorial Guinea)
 * Tortosa (1845-1866, called between 1866-1894 Vinaroz, since covered by Tarragona)
 * Trinidad de Cuba (1845-1898, elevated because of the independence of Cuba)
 * Vivero (1845-1858), known as between 1858-1894 Ribadeo, long time falling under Ferrol and nowadays independent again under Lugo)