Canary Islands sets December 1 for security counselor exams

The General Directorate of Transport and Mobility of the Government of the Canary Islands has set Tuesday, December 1, 2026, for the exams to obtain and renew the Professional Competence Certificate for safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road. The decision is published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (Boletín Oficial de Canarias) no. 227, of November 12, 2026, in section III of other resolutions, via a resolution signed on October 28 which also designates the qualifying board and the examination sites in the two provinces.

Call for applications based on the August resolution

The resolution stems from the report-proposal of the Land Transport Service and is issued under the seventh clause of the Resolution of August 6, 2026, of the General Directorate of Transport and Mobility (BOC no. 168, of August 21, 2026), which called for the 2026 exams within the scope of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. The body declares itself competent in accordance with article 40.6 of Decree 193/2024, of November 18, which approves the Organic Regulation of the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Mobility (BOC no. 235, of November 25).

The text distinguishes between two paths: exams to obtain the certificate and those for renewal. In the latter case, the exam consists solely of the first of the tests, which is multiple-choice; therefore, applicants must appear at the same place, date, and time scheduled for obtaining the corresponding certificate.

Three call times throughout the morning

The schedule for December 1 is organized into several call times, depending on the requested specialty:

• 8:50 AM: exam for all specialties.
• 11:00 AM: specialties for the remaining classes, namely classes 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 8, and 9.
• 11:00 AM: class 2 gas specialty and explosives specialty.
• 11:00 AM: flammable liquid substances with United Nations identification numbers UN 1202 (diesel), UN 1203 (gasoline), UN 1223 (kerosene), UN 3475 (ethanol and gasoline mixture or ethanol and engine fuel mixture) and aviation fuels with numbers UN 1268 and UN 1863 (petroleum products).

The venues will be two official offices:

• In the province of Las Palmas, the Meeting Room (1st floor) of the Multi-Purpose Building I, calle Profesor Agustín Millares Carlo, 22, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
• In the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Meeting Room (9th floor) of the Multi-Purpose Building I, avenida Francisco de la Roche, 35, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Qualifying board and permitted materials

The tribunal will be chaired by Miguel Jesús González Toledo, with Ainhoa Ojeda Aguiar as alternate chair; Amada Jiménez Ojeda will hold the Secretariat and Manuel Alejandro Perera Candil the alternate position. The body is completed by Alfonso Luis Poveda Suárez and Fátima Nayda Santana Martín (member and alternate), Pedro Fermín González Camacho and Rita Daura Ramírez García, and Emérita Díaz Rodríguez with Anita Francos del Castillo as alternate. Daniel Luis Beltrán González, Ana Martina Herrera Guerra, and Nayra Acosta Pérez will act as collaborators.

Members will receive the indemnities provided for 5th category selection bodies, in accordance with Decree 251/1997, of September 30, modified by Decree 67/2002, of May 20, with a maximum of thirty sessions to be accrued. Applicants must arrive equipped with a pen, pencil, eraser, and sharpener, and may bring non-memory calculators. The final list of admitted persons can be consulted on the electronic headquarters of the Government of the Canary Islands and on the Department’s website.

Appeal and scope of the announcement

Against the resolution, which does not exhaust the administrative route, an appeal for reversal may be filed before the Vice-Minister of Infrastructure within one month from the day following its publication, according to article 121 of Law 39/2015, of October 1. The document appears signed by Francisco Javier González Díaz, Vice-Minister of Infrastructure, substituting for the General Directorate by means of Order no. 283, of October 26, 2026.

The call directly affects carriers and companies in the sector required to have a qualified safety advisor for the transport of dangerous goods: a single day, with unique venues per province, concentrates the obtaining and renewal of a certificate whose validity conditions the activity of the Canarian fleets.

Source: Official Gazette of the Canary Islands, no. 227, of November 12, 2026, section III (Other Resolutions), page 41110 (official reference: BOC no. 227, of 12.11.2026, resolution of the General Directorate of Transport and Mobility of October 28, 2026).