Guidelines for Passenger Vessel Operations

1. INTRODUCTION 

1.1 Abu Dhabi Ports 

The Abu Dhabi Ports Company (Abu Dhabi Ports) is the Ports Authority for the commercial non-petroleum ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. 

We are responsible for overseeing the wide range of work activities that take place in our ports, aiming to ensure health, safety and environmental risk is maintained as low as reasonably practicable.

 
To achieve this goal, Abu Dhabi Ports has established a framework of policies, rules, standards and procedures – collectively, the Port Rules – which form an essential component of the Port Integrated Health Safety & Environment Management System.

 
We use a wide variety of methods to encourage and support port users to manage risk in a sensible and proportionate way, and to secure compliance with the Port Rules including the international and local regulations and standards applicable to port operations.

1.2 Purpose 

These Guidelines for Passenger Vessel Operations apply to any vessel or Terminal utilised in relation to a Passenger transportation operation in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. 

These guidelines has been designed to encourage the adoption and use by all vesse...