The best solution is responsible navigation.

It is the star time to sail, and the authorities know, so the controls that the Civil Guard carries out both at sea and at ports increase. We recommend that all the documentation and safety equipment be kept on board as long as it is taken off to sail, because this article is not to defend illegality but to show the severity of the sanctions in the world of nautical, and it is best not to give rise to it.

The basic regulations governing recreational boats are the law of State Ports and the Merchant Navy. It contains all the offences and rules for their application with their aggravating effects. In addition to this Act, several of the lower order are in the form of RD 1434 / 1999, which regulates the safety requirements for vessels of less than 24 metres, OM of 18 January 2000 concerning the release of ships, and some more that are taken out on the go.

The problem we are facing is not the violations, which must always be punished, but as we said earlier. Some examples comparing the General Traffic Law, not wearing the belt are 200 Euros, however not wearing the vest on a water bike are 1000 Euros. Do not wear spare lights on the vehicle 150 Euros, wear the expired flares 1500 Euros. Do not keep the ITV 200 Euros up to date, keep the ship office expired 1500 Euros. Do not respect pedestrian passage with a pedestrian crossing 400 Euros, navigate through area reserved for 1000 Euros and if there were any nearby 1500. In addition, traffic sanctions have discounts and bonuses, if you try to appeal a maritime fine, you will be clear that you will also pay a surcharge.

Examples of sanctions

€6,000 for two extra people on board.
€6,000 for obstructing port entry
€6,000 for making waves in port

€3,000 for sailing on a nautical bike without a title to do so or in a bathing area.
€3,000 for making it difficult to catch a merchant ship.

€1,500 for sailing on a nautical bike without an enabling title.
€1,500 for sailing by invading the area reserved for bathrobes with danger to them.
€1,500 for having expired pyrotechnic material.
€1,500 for not bearing the identification in the gears.
€1,500 for a trailer without authorization and supervision of the Maritime Captains.
€1,500 for the flares expired.

€1,000 for sailing in a bathing area.
€1,000 for lack of life jackets for children on board.
€1,000 for not carrying insurance
€1,000 no water bike permit, standing on an access channel

500 €for not having reported a change of ownership.
500 €per docking on a dock access channel.
500 €per fondation on a beach access channel
500 €for sailing in bathing area.

A sanctioned pattern usually appeals. Sometimes, not knowing that there are cases in which, far from getting rid of the penalty, it is increased because it has been applied the minimum in the complaint.