Dubai Municipality has deployed a 139-strong rescue team corps across various public beaches in Dubai emirate to bolster beach safety and enhance beachgoers’ experience.
The beach rescue teams include 124 well-trained lifeguards, 12 supervisors and two assistant managers, all supervised by an operations manager.
Equipped with All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) designed for beach use, and the latest lifesaving equipment, the teams are strategically stationed at prominent public beaches in the emirate such as Al Mamzar Beach, Al Mamzar Corniche, Jumeirah 1, 2, and 3, Umm Suqeim 1 and 2, El Shorouq, Al Sufouh, and Jebel Ali.
In tandem with the deployment of the beach rescue teams, Dubai Municipality has also taken measures to educate and inform beachgoers about safety protocols. Signboards featuring safety instructions and beach swimming warning flags have been installed across Dubai’s public beaches. The flags are colour-coded, with red indicating prohibited swimming, yellow signifying caution, and purple indicating swimming is permitted in the presence of marine species.
Jumeirah 2 and 3, and Umm Suqeim 1 public beaches in Dubai feature allocated areas for night swimming, where beachgoers can swim after sunset until midnight as these three beaches are lit by smart light poles, with lifeguards on duty until midnight.
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