Federal Transport Authority Circular No. 12 of 2018 Compulsory Classification of Some Foreign Flagged Ships by an Approved Classification Society

To:

- Port's authorities

- Harbour Masters

- Ship agents

- Ship-owners, managers & operators

- Classification societies

Ships registered under the flag of a country mentioned in the attached table, must be classified by a member society in the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) or by UAE classification society (Tasneef), to call UAE ports or anchor in UAE waters up to the EEZ.

This circular will enter into force in the 1st of January 2019.

For further clarification please contact:

[email protected]

List of the concerned flag states