Geographical Scope and Distribution
Geographical scope and distribution
The Spanish Buoying System consists of a group of aids to navigation that renders services to the
Spanish coast and fluvial channels regardless of their corresponding management institutions.
Different subsystems can be classified:
Subsystems
| Subsystem |
Manager |
Inspector |
| Coastal System |
Port Authorities |
Puertos del Estado |
| Approximation, access and marking system of the ports of general interest |
Port Authorities |
Puertos del Estado |
| Approximation, access and marking system of the autonomous managed ports |
Autonomous Region |
Port Authorities |
| Artificial Navigation obstacles marking |
(*) |
(*) |
(*) Depends on the case
The public entity Puertos del Estado is responsible for managing and controlling all these
subsystems as well as for its regulation along with the Lighthouse Authority. Furthermore, Puertos
del Estado is responsible for the buoying system of the beaches and trap nets.
In addition to the Lighthouse and Buoying Network, this subsystem includes the
Spanish DGPS Network for the Maritime Navigation..
Port authority of Pasajes
Inspection Area: Province of Guipúzcoa.
Port authority of Bilbao
Inspection Area: Province of Vizcaya.
Port authority of Santander
Inspection Area: Province of Cantabria.
Port authority of Gijon
Inspection Area: From Cantabria's border to Cabo de Peñas lighthouse included.
Port authority of Aviles
Inspection Area: From Cabo de Peñas lighthouse, excluded, to Lugo border.
Port authority of Ferrol - San Cibrao
Inspection Area: From Asturias's border to Punta Carboeira (A Coruña).
Port authority of A Coruña
Inspection Area: From Punta Carboeira (A Coruña) to Punta del Remedio (A Coruña).
Port authority of Vilagarcia de Arousa
Inspection Area: From Punta del Remedio (A Coruña) to Punta Abelleira (Pontevedra).
Port authority of Marin and Ria de Pontevedra
Inspection Area: From Punta Abelleira (Pontevedra) to Punta Couso including.
Port authority of Vigo
Inspection Area: From Punta Couso, excluded, to the border with Portugal.
Port authority of Huelva
Inspection Area: Province of Huelva, except navigable zone and mouth of the Guadalquivir river.
Port authority of Bahia de Cadiz
Inspection Area: From Chipiona lighthouse, excluded, to the mouth of the Barbate river.
Port authority of Sevilla
Inspection Area: From navigable zone of the mouth of Guadalquivir river to the Chipiona lighthouse
including.
Port authority of Bahia de Algeciras
Inspection Area: From the mouth of Barbate river to Málaga border.
Port authority of Malaga
Inspection Area: Province of Málaga.
Port authority of Almeria - Motril
Inspection Area: Provinces of Granada and Almería.
Port authority of Ceuta
Inspection Area: Province of Ceuta.
Port authority of Melilla
Inspection Area: Province of Melilla.
Port authority of Cartagena
Inspection Area: Province of Murcia.
Port authority of Alicante
Inspection Area: Province of Alicante.
Port authority of Valencia
Inspection Area: Province of Valencia.
Port authority of Castellon
Inspection Area: Province of Castellón.
Port authority of Tarragona
Inspection Area: Province of Tarragona.
Port authority of Barcelona
Inspection Area: Provinces of Barcelona and Ginora.
Port authority of Illes Balears
Inspection Area: Autonomous Community of Illes Balears.
Port authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Inspection Area: Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Port authority of las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Inspection Area: Province of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
