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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.

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