Unified UAE Legislation Database

Dubai Ports Authority Regulation PS - 9.0 Port Operations (On Board)

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

DPA

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

PCFC- Entity (Business Unit) Name : Dubai Ports Authority 

Department Name: Ports Services  

Document Reference Number: PCFC-DPA-PS-REG-09 

Revision Number: 01 

Revision Date: September 2022 

Classification: Public  

 

NOTE: 
Please be informed that as decreed in PCFC Circular 04 of 2024, the Ports & Maritime 
Section has been transferred from ‘Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)’ to the ‘Dubai Ports Authority (DPA)’ 

 

9.1 General Provisions 

1. Application and Minimum Standards : Every owner, charterer, master or agent applying for a permission for a ship to enter PCFC ports under these regulations must ensure that the standard of the ship, including the ship’s master and crew certificates, safety and environmental protection measures are not below the standards set by the Rules, Regulations, Conventions, Protocols, Resolutions or Codes of Practice as given below: 

a. The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Rules and Regulations for Seaports, always as amended.  

b. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, including SOLAS Protocol 1978, always as amended. 

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