Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution No. (21) of 2018 Concerning Additional Competencies of the Department of Transport

Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution
No. (21) of 2018
Concerning Additional Competencies of the
Department of Transport
We, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince, Chairman of the
Executive Council,
Having reviewed:
• Law No. (1) of 1974 concerning the reorganisation of the Governmental
Body in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its amendments;
• Law No. (6) of 2018 concerning the Establishment of the Department of
Transport; and
• Based on what was presented to and approved by the Executive Council,
Issued the following Resolution:
Article (1)
In order to achieve its objectives, the Department shall assume the following
additional competencies:
1. Propose the Roads plans and submit them to the Department of Urban
Planning and Municipalities for approval.
2. Organise and supervise the civil aviation, and land and sea transport
sectors in the Emirate, achieve the highest standards of safety, security,
environment protection and economic growth therein, participate in the
investigation of accidents, and promote these sectors in cooperation
with the competent entities inside and outside the State, in accordance
with the applicable legislation.
3. Supervise the implementation of the laws, rules and regulations
issued by the regional and international civil aviation and sea transport

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organisations, to keep pace with the aspects of activity and development
of civil aviation and maritime navigation all over the world, in order to
achieve the highest safety and security standards in such sectors.
4. Supervise the implementation of the provisions and rules related to the
air transport rights and bilateral or multilateral air and sea navigation
agreements concluded with other States and parties.
5. Lay down the rules related to the conditions of flying over the territory
of the Emirate and landing at its airports and taking-off therefrom, as
well as the standards and conditions of building airstrips for aircrafts in
coordination with the concerned local and Federal entities.
6. Monitor the implementation of the standard rules and international
recommendations related to the facilitations, in accordance with the
provisions of Annex 9 of the International Civil Aviation Convention,
as well as the recommendations issued by the Facilitation Committee
during its various sessions.
7. Lay down the regulations and resolutions related to consumer protection,
encouragement of competition, and prevention of monopoly, supervise
prices and service level in the transport sector and submit them to the
Executive Council for approval.
8. Monitor the extent of commitment of the centres, entities and companies
entrusted with the practice of public transportation and the management
of airports and ports, vehicle parking spaces, public transport stations,
traffic control points, weigh stations, logistic facilities designated for the
land transport of goods, and other entities and companies operating in
the transport sector, to the provision of the highest level of services to
the beneficiaries, and periodically receive all the information, data and
statistics related to the transport sector’s operations and activities in the
Emirate from them.
9. Sign bilateral memoranda of understanding with respect to the rights of air
transport through the airports of the Emirate as per the procedures followed.

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10. Grant the approvals required for allowing the air operators to run their
regular and irregular flights from and to the airports of the Emirate
while taking into account obtaining the necessary approvals from the
concerned local and Federal entities.
11. Organise waterways and inland waters in the Emirate and supervise
their management, except for the water under the control of the Armed
Forces and the Supreme Petroleum Council; demarcate, determine and
amend their paths and depths; supervise marine surveys and the traffic
of the means of sea transport therein; determine their speeds, travel
times, and the places where traffic is prohibited; and determine the
usage and landing areas as well as the commercial and recreational
activities, including the use of watercrafts, that may be conducted in
such areas and grant the permits required to this effect.
12. Supervise ships compliance with the provisions of international
agreements on regional and international maritime rules to which the
State has acceded, particularly those related to the safety of life at sea
and pollution prevention.
13. Determine the locations and specifications of marinas and piers in
coordination with the competent entities.
14. Lay down the regulations governing sea navigation in the Emirate and
the specifications of the navigation guidance means and supervise their
implementation.
15. Lay down the conditions and controls required for the issuance of
individual and commercial licences to the means of sea transport as
well as the conditions of licensing pilots and the technical specifications
of such means; verify their compliance with the safety and security
standards and requirements as well as with the environmental regulations
and check their technical seaworthiness.
16. Take all necessary procedures, in coordination with the concerned
local and Federal entities, to remove any means of sea transport and

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seizure of it thereof if it poses threat to lives, properties, or marine
organisms, impedes navigation, be technically unseaworthy, or causing
environmental pollution, in accordance with the conditions and controls
determined by the Department.
17. Represent the Emirate in conferences, forums and negotiations related
to its activities in coordination with the concerned local and Federal
entities.
18. Any other competencies or duties assigned to the Department by the
Executive Council.
Article (2)
Any text or provision contrary to the provisions of this Resolution shall be
repealed.
Article (3)
This Resolution shall be effective from the date of its issuance and shall be
published in the Official Gazette.
Issued by us in Abu Dhabi
On: 20 February 2018
Corresponding to: 4 Jumada Al Akher 1439 H
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince
Chairman of the Executive Council

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