how to get surveyor licence Abu Dhabi
Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities To regulate the surveying profession in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM) rendered Decree No. (251) of 2015 on granting licenses in accordance with Law No. (3) of 2015 for regulating the real estate sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, as well as Decree No. (119) of 2017 on regulating the surveying profession in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The registration and licensing of surveyors and surveying companies are regulated and managed in a manner that ensures policies, standards and best international practice are applied and adhered to at all times. Individual Surveyors Licence Renewal Requirement Individual surveyors must submit the following with their license renewal application:- Copy of passport and valid ID
- Copy of valid residence visa
- Certificate of good conduct stating that he / she was not convicted of a breach of honour or public trust and that he / she was not declared bankrupt.
- Fees receipt.
- Any other documents required by DPM.
- Valid trade licence.
- Valid Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce Membership Certificate
- Fee receipt.
- Any other documents required by DPM.
- Comply with the provisions of the law, executive regulations, rules and ethics of practising the profession.
- Show the registration card, if requested, while dealing with the concerned bodies with regards to practising the profession.
- Notify the department within 30 days of changing status from when the license was originally granted.
- Follow best engineering practices in performing work together in line with provisions of the surveying works regulations.
- Ensure surveying companies or their employees allow judicial officers to enter all the works facilities and inspect all its tools, equipment, facilities and licensing requirements.
- Ensure the said certificate and any amendment thereof shall be displayed in a prominent place at the company’s headquarters, where such offices perform their activities.
- A committee shall be formed in the relevant department for consideration of the grievances filed by the persons whose registration or renewal of registration has been rejected. Grievances shall be filed to the grievances committee within 10 days from the issuance of the decision to revoke or reject the registration.
- The grievances committee shall consider and decide on grievance applications with 15 days from the date of the applicant’s submission. The grievances committee shall issue its decision, in writing, by a majority vote of its members.
| Standards and Specifications |
| Abu Dhabi Spatial Reference System |
| Survey Quality Control |
| Geodetic Satellite Systems |
| CORS Survey Specification |
| GNSS Survey Specifications |
| VRS RTK Survey Specifications |
| Horizontal Reference Systems |
| Horizontal Geodetic Networks |
| Projection System |
| Vertical Control |
| Vertical Control Network |
| Gravimetric Geoid Model |
| Demarcation Surveys |
| Total Station Surveys |
| Utility Corridors Surveys |
| Roads Route Surveys |
| Marine Surveys |
| Bathymetric Acquisition |
| Sedimentology Acquisition |
| Tide and Tidal Currents Acquisition |
| Aerial Photography and Lidar Acquisition |