The Maritime Inspection Department of the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has urged all owners of floating restaurants in the emirate to strictly adhere and comply with the DMCA’s safety and high quality operational requirements.

The move comes in light of the increasing maritime traffic in Dubai and aims to ensure the enhancement of maritime safety and the efficiency of maritime navigation within Dubai waters.

The initiative made by the DMCA’s Maritime Inspection Department, which is responsible for enforcing maritime safety regulations in Dubai, forms part of the authority’s efforts ensuring that all floating restaurants in Dubai strictly conform with globally recognised standards and international best practices. It also aims to guarantee that all marine crafts observe the highest levels of maritime safety and high quality operational responsibility off Dubai waters at all times.

Abdullah Bintoaq, senior director of the Maritime Inspection Department, DMCA said: “We will intensify our inspections of all floating restaurants and marine crafts operating in Dubai to make sure of their compliance with the specified standards to guarantee the safety of their passengers and the readiness of local maritime operations in our waters. In addition to our initiatives aimed at building a robust and highly attractive local maritime sector, our efforts are in line with our mission of making Dubai one of the internationally recognized maritime capitals in the world.”

Bintoaq added: “Owners of floating restaurants, considered one of the key components of Dubai’s thriving tourism sector, are mandated to strictly follow the DMCA’s standards of quality, excellence, safety, and operational efficiency, especially with the influx of regional and global travellers and visitors to the emirate. We are reiterating our call for their strict compliance and we welcome them at any time if they need any help or technical support to sustain our gains in enhancing Dubai’s worldwide status as one of the safest and most secure maritime communities.”

To ensure maritime crafts and crew readiness, the DMCA holds regular training programmes on proper evacuation procedures and right response during emergency situations in coordination with the concerned authorities. - TradeArabia News Service