Rules and cover
Rules and cover for your boat
The licence, insurance and fine rules in each emirate, and what a boat, yacht or jet ski policy pays for.
- 1Boat and jet ski fines in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al KhaimahUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 2Boat and jet ski licences in Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and FujairahUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 3Bringing a foreign-flagged yacht to the UAE, and the insurance it needsUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 4Do you have to insure your boat or jet ski in the UAE?Updated 12 Nov 2026
- 5Does your boat insurance pay for storm and flood damage?Updated 12 Nov 2026
- 6Does your boat insurance pay if your boat, engine or jet ski is stolen?Updated 12 Nov 2026
- 7How to complain about a boat or yacht insurer in the UAEUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 8How to get a boat or jet ski driving licence in Dubai and Abu DhabiUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 9How to license and insure a boat or jet ski in Abu DhabiUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 10How to license and insure a boat or jet ski in DubaiUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 11Jet ski insurance in the UAE, and what the licence needsUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 12Renting a yacht, boat or jet ski in the UAE, and what the insurance coversUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 13What does boat and yacht insurance cover in the UAE?Updated 12 Nov 2026
- 14What insurance do you need for your yacht's crew?Updated 12 Nov 2026
- 15What insurance does your marina berth contract ask for?Updated 12 Nov 2026
- 16Where and when your boat insurance covers youUpdated 12 Nov 2026
- 17Which UAE insurers sell boat, yacht and jet ski insurance?Updated 12 Nov 2026
- 18Who pays to remove your wrecked boat, and to salvage it?Updated 12 Nov 2026