Dubai School Transport Manual-Eng
Dubai School Transport Manual-Eng
Dubai School Transport Manual-Eng
Manual
Contents
Introduction
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Used Terminology
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Introduction
The Roads and Transport Authority has assigned the Public Transport
Agency to study the method of organizing the school transport and
upgrading it to attain international standards in Dubai emirate. The
Agency has conducted all the required studies, and the most important
objectives of these studies are:
1. Supporting the industry, the economic role and the infrastructure in
Dubai emirate through the efficient participation and the development
of services provided by the Public Transport Agency to schools.
2. Ensuring a safe and smooth transport for all the male and female
students from all ages in Dubai Emirate through setting up the
international safety standards and measures over all the school buses
in the Emirate.
3. Preparing and executing the policies and procedures related to
organizing the school buses services, planning and executing
procedures and measures in order to guarantee the competency and
the reliability of the school transport services in the Emirate.
4. Efficiently supervising and controlling the school buses operations
through efficient services standards, the safety systems and the
licensing and maintenance measures and standards.
5. Developing convenient marketing strategies to enhance the school
buses services in order to realize the increase of the students awareness
of the services provided, and the increase of the number of students
utilizing the school buses.
6. Following up the applications, the proposals and the complaints related
to the school transport in Dubai emirate and taking the necessary
procedures.
schools- especially the private ones- many issues related to the schools
locations and geographical distribution on one hand, and the operation
of transporting students to and from those schools and their contribution
to the traffic congestion on the other hand have emerged.
The Public Transport Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority
conducted many studies and surveys for the school year 2006/2007, the
most important results of which were as follows:
1. The number of the students in the governmental schools for the school
year reached 28.108 studying in 92 schools, out of them 17651 students
use the school buses (63%).
2. The number of students in the private schools for the school year
reached 136.738 studying in 123 schools, out of them, 83798 use the
school buses (61%).
3. The private schools are distributed as follows: 47% in Bur Dubai and
53% in Deira.
4. The number of buses operated in the private schools reaches 1934
buses while it reaches 235 buses in the governmental schools.
5. The total number of students who do not use the school buses daily
reached 63400.
6. No transport means is provided for 8.316 students by their schools.
7. More than 600 school buses go through the periodic maintenance each
6 months or more.
8. More than 1350 school bus drivers have not received a special training
as regards the transport of students.
9. More than 1700 male and female guides ride the school buses without
receiving any training about dealing with students.
10. Some school buses were manufactured in 1982.
11. There are 613 school buses not provided with safety belts.
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Used Terminology
All the following terms shall apply to all the contents of this directive
manual unless otherwise is mentioned-:
1. The Emirate means Dubai emirate in the United Arab Emirate.
2. The Authority means the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai
Emirate.
3. The Agency means the Public Transport Agency of the Roads and
Transport Authority in Dubai emirate.
4. School Bus means a bus with the capacity of more than ten
passengers including the driver which is used to transport the students
to and from the school, nurseries or trips related to school activities.
5. The Inspector is the Agencys competent officer who is in charge of
inspecting the school buses and their drivers in Dubai emirate.
6. School Bus Driving Permit means the document to be issued by the
Agency to the competent drivers allowing them to drive a school bus.
7. Electronic Stopping Arm an automatic arm supplied with a board
used for alert when the bus stops to load and/ or unload the students.
8. The Operating Entities any school or entity in the emirate licensed
to carry on the activities of transport by buses and which transports the
students of schools and the children of nurseries to and/or from the
schools and any other school activities.
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14. All the operating entities shall comply with these regulations and
amend their status accordingly before 01/09/2009.
* The school bus operators shall be entitled to use the buses in other
activities, provided that the expression school bus is covered or
removed, in addition to removing or covering the school bus sign, and
not operating the electronic stopping arm during the trip, if the bus is
used in activities other than the school transport.
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The Agency may need to refer some drivers who are complained against
or who misbehaved during the work to the psychologist who will give
a diagnosis about the driver, and to what extent he can react with the
students, before taking the decision of returning the driver to the work.
The Agency shall be entitled to cancel the permit of any driver in case the
complaints against him are repeated, or if he commits a mistake which
may endanger the students lives or for any such reason as the Agency
deems reasonable.
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6. Only the school principal may deprive any student from the school
transport service, if any of the following cases take place :
a. If a student causes the delay of the trip more than three times in one
school year.
b. If a student violates any safety rule and endangers the others lives
during the trip.
c. If a student refuses to ride the bus from a students assembly point
previously approved by the school principal.
e. If a student leaves the bus before reaching his designated place without
a prior permission.
f. If a student continues causing disturbance and more than three written
complaints are filed against him during one school year.
In addition, the Agency invites all the parents/guardians to participate in
the courses organized by the agency for the purpose of making students
and their parents/guardians aware of the method of using the school bus
and educating them about the importance of the school transport.
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* The existence of yellow double flasher at the bottom of the bus (on the
front and rear sides).
6. Each bus shall place a school bus sign on the right front side and the left
rear side, must be manufactured of a reflective material, and measure
25 X25 cm in large bus and 17 X 17 cm in mini bus.
7. The windows shall be tinted at 50% grade or supplied with blinds.
8. The windows shall open up only from the above and the opening shall
not be more than 10 cm.
9. It is strictly prohibited to place bars on the windows whether from the
inside or outside as they may stand in the way of the students in case
of emergency.
10. Mirrors unveiling all the bus sides should be available.
11. The bus number should be written on the uppermost level of the right
side of the bus rear side and the left of its rear side.
Specifications of the Bus Seats and Interiors:
1. It is not permitted to use the additional foldable seats. The number of
seats determined by the manufacturer should be complied with in order
to let the bus passageways empty and free of any obstacles.
2. The side hand rests, ashtrays, the arm and any other solid materials
should be removed from the backside of the seats.
3. The School bus must be fitted with a cooling system capable of operating
at a temperature not exceeding 24 degrees Celsius.
4. A handle should be available at each edge of the bus doors to help
climbing the bus.
5. The passageway floor should be covered with a layer of uninflammable
and anti-slippery rubber.
6. The doors should be opened and closed only by the driver, and it is
preferred to be opened and closed electronically.
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4. There must be one roof emergency exit if the number of seats is 28-50,
and two roof emergency exits for the number of seats exceeds 50.
5. The external mirrors and additional concave mirror is a must to enable
visibility of all bus sides.
6. Abolish and ban tripartite seats in all new school buses.
7. A fire-fighting system must be provided inside the engine compartment,
and inside passenger compartment must be 6-KG fire extinguisher if the
length of the bus is less than 10 meters, and two fire extinguishers if the
length of the bus is 10 meter or plus.
8. Door sensors are abolished, and opening & shutting of the door to be
left for the driver.
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Type of Violation
Penalty
Amount
500 AED
100 AED
50 AED
500 AED
500 AED
150 AED
200 AED
300 AED
50 AED
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100 AED
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200 AED
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200 AED
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200 AED
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Fifth Step:
To submit the following documents to the Drivers Training and Development
Department of the Public Transport Agency this is located at Al Aweer Bus
Depot to register in the School Bus Driver training course:
1. Heavy bus driving license
2. No conviction certificate (Police Clearance Certificate).
3. Disease-free and not taking alcohol and drugs certificate.
The driver should pass the theoretical test to be conducted by the agency
in relation to the training courses materials before granting him the
permit.
To renew the school bus driving permit after one year of its issue, the
above documents should be submitted, provided that it is renewed within
one month after his previous driving permit expiry date.
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