Saudi Red Sea Authority

Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) was established by a Council of Ministers’ decision November 30, 2021, as an enabler and regulator of marine and navigational tourism activities within the geographical scope of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea.

Introduction
SRSA's focus is on issuing the necessary licenses and permits, developing policies and plans, identifying areas and navigational maps for the conduct of navigational and marine tourism activities, identifying infrastructure requirements, putting in place a mechanism to protect the marine environment, supporting investors including SMEs, promoting the activities to practitioners, and enhancing human capability by providing training programs.

Board of Directors

 * 1) Minister of Sports
 * 2) Minister of Culture
 * 3) Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior
 * 4) A representative from the Ministry of Interior (General Directorate of Border Guards)
 * 5) A representative from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
 * 6) A representative from the Ministry of Tourism
 * 7) A representative from the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing
 * 8) A representative from the Saudi Ports Authority
 * 9) A representative from the Transport General Authority
 * 10) A representative from the Saudi Tourism Authority
 * 11) A representative from the Public Investment Fund
 * 12) Mayor of Jeddah Governorate
 * 13) CEO of NEOM
 * 14) CEO of Red Sea Global
 * 15) President of the Water Sports Association
 * 16) Specialists and experts, no less than (three) and no more than (five) in fields related to the Authority's work

SRSA mandates

 * Developing policies, strategies, plans, programs, and initiatives.
 * Issuing the necessary licenses and permits for operating navigational and marine tourism activities.
 * Identifying areas, routes, and navigational maps for the conduct of navigational and marine tourism activities, in coordination with relevant entities.
 * Identifying infrastructure requirements in cooperation with the relevant entities.
 * Putting in place a mechanism to protect of the maritime environment in areas where navigation and marine tourism activities take place.
 * Implementing measures to incentivize and attract investment in navigational and marine tourism activities, in collaboration with relevant entities.
 * Promoting navigational and marine tourism activities to attract practitioners.
 * Developing a technical system that includes databases and information relevant to Saudi Red Sea Authority's activities.
 * Enhancing human capability by providing access to national training programs in fields relating to the Saudi Red Sea Authority's objectives and responsibilities.

2023

 * Approving and implementing the first strategy for costal tourism in Saudi Arabia, which include: 6 primary objectives and 24 KPIs.
 * 7 Regulations have been issued for navigational tourism activities.
 * 16 MoUs signed with public and private sectors both locally and internationally.
 * 19 Government entities have been collaborated with to create the first geographical navigation map of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia.
 * 30 Entities from the public and private sectors have been collaborated with to lead national initiatives through 7 subcommittees.
 * Working with entities within the environmental ecosystem to oversea environmental protection.
 * Participation in various local and international conferences and exhibitions.
 * 14 On ground inspections have been completed in line with current regulations to facilitate license issuance.