Dubai: Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, the Commander-in-chief of Dubai Police, has recently praised the Dubai Ports Police Station for their vital role in maintaining the maritime security of Dubai, as well as for monitoring and controlling the coastal navigation movement across the emirate’s waters and conducting awareness campaigns for sea-goers and water bike users.

 

These remarks were made by Lt.Gen. Al Marri during an annual inspection to the Dubai Ports Police Station where he was accompanied by Pilot Major General Ahmed Mohammed Bin Thani, Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief for Ports Affairs, and a number of Dubai Police senior officers and officials. 

 

Lt.Gen. Al Marri reviewed the Station’s strategic indicators namely the security coverage provided across the area of jurisdiction indicator which reached 98.78% where the target was 86%. The duty officer’s presence to reporting sites indicator also reached 100% meanwhile the average response time for emergency cases indicator was just four minutes when the target was 13 minutes. 

 

Lt.Gen. Al Marri further reviewed the Station’s average response time for non-emergency cases which was at nine minutes while the target was 30 minutes, and the worrying ‘serious’ crime rate among sea-goers and dhows was 0.71% per 500,000 population.

 

Lt.Gen. Al Marri was also briefed on the statistics of the Maritime Rescue Section, which achieved an average response time to marine accidents within 6 miles of 4.45% while the target was 4.78%. Furthermore, the Section recorded 64 marine accidents last year compared to 72 in 2019, and it carried out 169 missions in 2020 compared to 428 in the year before.

 

The commander-in-chief of Dubai Police also reviewed the Section’s rescue efforts which contributed to saving the lives of 23 people over the last year. These include saving the lives of seven sailors after two of them fell in the open water when their ship was hit by high waves and became stranded at the maritime front of Deira island. The Section also secured an Arab motorist and salvaged her sinking car at Al Mamzar Creek after she had failed to apply breaks and place the car on parking (P) mode. They also rescued a three-year-old boy after his arm was stuck in the suction pipe of a swimming pool. The Section also rescued 20 people stuck on a bus in the Hatta Valley after the vehicle became stuck in the water following flash flooding in the mountainous area. 

 

Lt.Gen. Al Marri was also briefed on the statistics and indicators of the Beach Security Section who issued 1,309 disciplinary violations in 2020 for disturbing sea-goers, riding wheels, skateboards, and bicycles on walking tracks.

 

 Lt.Gen. Al Marri was also briefed on the statistics and indicators of the Maritime Security Section who recorded 0% severe marine injuries for every 10 marine accidents among local vessels. The Section also responded to 100% of marine reports in the territorial waters of the Emirate of Dubai including securing 23 marine races and 16 marine activities. 

 

The Section also issued 453 violations against marine vessels, water bikes and fishing boats in 2020 compared to 373 in 2019.  The Section also carried out six marine campaigns, including one awareness campaign and five control campaigns.

 

Lt.Gen. Al Marri was briefed on the achievements of the Administrative Affairs Section who recorded job happiness rate at 95.3% in 2020 and registered 585 suggestions of which 78 have been implemented. 

The Section also motivated 100% of employees when the target was 78%, and trained 185 in 2020 compared to 215 in the year before. 

 

The commander-in-chief of Dubai Police also reviewed the statistics of the Customers Happiness Centre at the Dubai Ports Police Station, where the mystery shopper happiness index reached 92.2% and the target was 91%. The Station also processed 41,105 transactions in 2020 comparted to 32,046 transactions in the year before. Furthermore, the average delivery time of service at the Station was only 2.25% while the target was %3.