In particular it will be up to:

• Authorize or prohibit the entry and departure of ships in the territorial waters of Honduras.
• Determine for reasons of maritime security anchoring and maneuvering in the maritime areas of Honduras.
• Regulate use of channels of input and output ports.
• Small Vessel records.
• Satellite monitoring of the entire national fleet.
• Coordination of Maritime Search and Rescue.
• Marine environmental monitoring.

• Authorize or prohibit vessels entering and leaving Honduras territorial waters.
• Determine for maritime security reasons anchoring areas of maritime spaces of Honduras, without perjury of the powers of the port authority.
• Regulate use of the channels of input and output ports.
• Regulate, including docking, maneuvers to be performed by ships that leave dangerous goods.
• Monitor and regulate and provide timely pilotage services and equipment when necessary.
• Inspect and monitor the technical inspection of ships dangerous goods.
• Work concerning maritime safety and combating pollution of the maritime environment as regards ship platforms and other marine facilities.
• Maritime salvage.
• Satellite monitoring of vessels of the national fleet.