Dubai, July 11, 2008 (WAM)--A delegation of Marine Agency at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) visited Australia, as part of its efforts to promote mutual cooperation, exchange expertise and review the best practices, particularly in the field of licensing and registration.
Sultan Mussabah Al Kutbi, director of Registration and Licensing Department at RTA Marine Agency said that the visit aimed to review the best global practices applicable in the field of registering and licensing marine modes, as well as drivers and operators in New South Wales at Sydney, and in Brisbane in Queensland. "During the visit the delegation reviewed operations of a host of marine transit modes such as the water taxi and ferry. The visit also covered institutes specialised in training and qualifying boat drivers, as well as customer service centres specialized in licensing and registering various marine modes", he added. Al Kutbi said the RTA team reviewed the applicable registration and licensing programmes, marine legislations and statutes, inspection and violation code, and enforcement and monitoring systems. It also visited the stations operating the ferry and water taxi as well as relevant control room. He noted that this visit is viewed as a gateway for a lasting cooperation between RTA Marine Agency and Australia, noting that Dubai is on the threshold of giant marine projects. This requires provision of various marine mass transit modes to keep abreast with maritime property developments taking place in Dubai. The RTA the Director of Registration and Licensing Department at RTA Marine Agency Masoud Mohammed Hashem, who headed the delegation, Isam Al Faheem - manager of Technical Inspection Section at RTA Registration and Licensing Department, and Hussain Al Saffar - Director of Marine Projects Department at RTA Marine Agency.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2008.
