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Measures and Guidelines Regarding the Operation of Swimming Pools

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14/09/2020
Messrs. Hotel Establishments’ General Managers ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻳﻥ
Circular No. 66/2020 66/2020 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Measures and Guidelines Regarding the
Operation of Swimming Pools
ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻻﺷﺗﺭﺍﻁﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻭﺍﺟﺏ ﺗﻁﺑﻳﻘﻬﺎ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺗﺷﻐﻳﻝ ﺃﺣﻭﺍﺽ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
ﺍﻟﺳﺑﺎﺣﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
I n l i n e w i t h t h e p r e v e n t a t i v e m e a s u r e s f o r
Coronavirus (COVID-19) issued by relevant
entities, and in line with efforts to sustain and
support the tourism industry and national economic
development, taking into consideration the
importance of community and public health, with
reference to previous circulars issued by DCT Abu
D h a b i r e g a r d i n g t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d
precautionary measures for the safe reopening of
swimming pools in hotel establishments, it has
been noticed that some establishments are not
adhering to the measures, which is considered a
violation of law and may threaten the health of
guests and people around them.
ﺗﻣﺎﺷﻳﺎ ً ﻣﻊ ﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺟﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﺔ ﻓﻳﻣﺎ ﻳﺗﻌﻠﻖ
(، ﻭﻓﻳﻣﺎ ﻳﺗﻌﻠﻖ19ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺩﺍﺑﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺎﺋﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻔﻳﺭﻭﺱ ﻛﻭﺭﻭﻧﺎ )ﻛﻭﻓﻳﺩ-
ﺑﺩﻋﻡ ﻭﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻁﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﻭﺍﻻﻗﺗﺻﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻲ، ﺑﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﺗﻌﺎﺭﺽ ﻣﻊ
ﺍﻟﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻭﺃﻣﻥ ﻭﺳﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ، ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﺎﻣﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ
ﻣﻥ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻻﺷﺗﺭﺍﻁﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻌﺎﻳﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻭﺍﺟﺏ
ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺃﺛﻧﺎء ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﺗﺷﻐﻳﻝ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺎﺑﺢ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ، ﻓﻘﺩ ﻟﻭﺣﻅ
ﻋﺩﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﻋﺩﺩ ﻣﻥ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﺑﻬﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺷﺄﻥ ﻣﻣﺎ ﻳﻌﺩ
ﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﺎ ً ﻟﻠﻘﻭﺍﻧﻳﻥ ﻭﻗﺩ ﻳﺗﺳﺑﺏ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻌﺭﻳﺽ ﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻧﺯﻻء ﻭﻣﻥ ﺣﻭﻟﻬﻡ ﻟﻠﺧﻁﺭ.
Therefore, DCT Abu Dhabi is directing all hotel
establishments in the Emirate to comply with all
health and safety directives and measures
announced earlier in the relevant guidelines. In the
case of non-compliance, punitive measures will be
taken against offenders according to the legislation
in force.
ﻭﻋﻠﻳﻪ، ﺗﺅﻛﺩ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺿﺭﻭﺭﺓ ﻭﺃﻫﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ
ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺑﺿﺭﻭﺭﺓ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﺟﻣﻳﻊ
ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﻭﻣﻌﺎﻳﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺻﻭﺹ ﻋﻠﻳﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺩﻟﻳﻝ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﺹ
ﺑﺫﻟﻙ. ﻭﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻝ ﻋﺩﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﻳﺩ ﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺍﺗﺧﺎﺫ ﺇﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﻗﺎﻧﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﺟﺯﺍﺋﻳﺔ ﺿﺩ
ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﺔ ﻭﻓﻘﺎ ً ﻟﻠﺗﺷﺭﻳﻌﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻧﺎﻓﺫﺓ.
You are also kindly requested to provide DCT Abu
Dhabi on ehs@dctabudhabi.ae w i t h a w e e k l y
statistical records on the daily occupancy of
swimming pools in terms of working hours and the
percentage of allowed guests or visitors on an
hourly basis which extends between 8am and 7pm
every day.
ﻛﻣﺎ ﻳﺗﻭﺟﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﺗﺯﻭﻳﺩ ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻳﺩ
ﺑﺳﺟﻝ ﺇﺣﺻﺎﺋﻳﺎﺕ ﺃﺳﺑﻭﻋﻲ ehs@dctabudhabi.ae ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ
ﻳﺷﻣﻝ ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻣﻝ ﻭﻧﺳﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﻧﺯﻻء ﺃﻭ ﻣﺭﺗﺎﺩﻱ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺑﺢ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ
ﺍﻟﻌﻣﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﻣﺗﺩ ﺑﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﺛﺎﻣﻧﺔ ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎ ً ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻣﺳﺎء ً ﻣﻥ
ﻛﻝ ﻳﻭﻡ.
Please note that hotel establishments will be
inspected by DCT Abu Dhabi's inspectors to verify
compliance with these instructions.
ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺗﻔﺗﻳﺵ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﻣﻔﺗﺷﻲ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ
.ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭ ﻅﺑﻲ
We hope that you will abide by these guidelines to
avoid any legal measures that will be taken against
offenders according to the legislation in force.
ﺁﻣﻠﻳﻥ ﻣﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﻳﺩ ﺑﻣﺎ ﺃﺷﺭﻧﺎ ﺇﻟﻳﻪ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻳﺎ ً ﻟﻺﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺳﺗﺗﺧﺫ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﻳﻥ ﻭﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﺷﺭﻳﻌﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻧﺎﻓﺫﺓ.
Circular No. 66/2020 1 of 2
P.O.Box 94000, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates dctabudhabi.ae ، ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺣﺩﺓ94000ﺹ.ﺏ.
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Kind Regards. ﻭﺗﻔﺿﻠﻭﺍ ﺑﻘﺑﻭﻝ ﻓﺎﺋﻖ ﺍﻻﺣﺗﺭﺍﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭ.
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ
Circular No. 66/2020 2 of 2
P.O.Box 94000, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates dctabudhabi.ae ، ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺣﺩﺓ94000ﺹ.ﺏ.
t. +971 2 4440444 f. +971 2 4440400 Visitabudhabi.ae +971 2 4440400ﻓﺎﻛﺱ. +971 2 4440444 ﻫﺎﺗﻑ.

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