La antinomia jurídica sobre las atribuciones entre las instituciones responsables del control del tráfico marítimo, la configuración marítima y su incidencia en la seguridad de la navegación en el canal de acceso al Puerto Marítimo de Guayaquil – Ecuador

Abstract

In the present article the current legal framework was analyzed to determine the legal antinomy on the attributions of the institutions responsible for the maritime traffic control, the maritime configuration and its impact on the safety of navigation in the access channel to the Maritime Port of Guayaquil (PMG)-Ecuador, through the review of concepts, theories and legal and technical principles, establishing that there is a clear antinomy between the Organic Law of Navigation Management of Maritime and Fluvial Safety and Protection in Aquatic Spaces (LONSEA) in Article 87, whose responsible is the National Directorate of Aquatic Spaces (DIRNEA) and the Law of Creation of the Port Authority of Guayaquil (APG), in Articles 4, literal d) and 14, regarding the attributions for the determination of the maritime configuration and the issuance of regulations for the safety of navigation and the maritime traffic control in the Estero del Muerto, navigation route to enter the FERTISA Port Terminal, which has generated several incidents with other vessels. Finally, it is proposed to clarify the competent authority and harmonize the national port regulations, i.e. the General Ports Law, the National Port Administrative Regime Law, the Law of Creation of the APG with the LONSEA and the International Conventions SOLAS 74 and COLREG 72 of the IMO for a correct determination of the maritime configuration that guarantees the safety of navigation in this important maritime route through which 85% of Ecuador's foreign trade transits.