(MENAFN- QNA) HE Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani chaired on Wednesday the cabinet's regular meeting at its Emiri Diwan premises.
Following the meeting, HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud said the cabinet reviewed topics on the agenda, taking a set of decisions and measures.
The cabinet ratified a draft law on marine vessels featuring terms related to the prohibition of sailing unregistered vessels, registration conditions, procedures on registration application, the validity of registration certificates, setting entry and exit points of marine vessels, and setting regulations and conditions of granting steering licenses, lease procedures and ownership transfer for the vessels.
The session also endorsed the cabinet decision to amend some provisions of Decision No. 30 of 2013 on the formation of a tenders commission at the Ministry of Interior.
In addition, the cabinet ratified the minister of transport's draft decision to oblige ships and floating facilities to install Automatic Identification System (AIS) and VHF set.
According to the draft decision, VHF system is a high frequency radio that operates within the system of marine rescue, safety and emergency. AIS is an automatic tracking system that identifies ships and floating facilities. The decision applies to ships and floating facilities that are licensed to be present and operate in territorial waters.
Vessels are required to install and operate the two systems in question before completing registration procedures. (MORE)
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