Directorate General of

Civil Aviation (India)

OUR

VISION

AIMThe Vision Endeavour to promote

safe and efficient

Air Transportation through regulation and

proactive safety oversight system

INTRODUCTION In January 1978 the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) was established as a department of the DGCAThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is the Indian governmental regulatory body for

civil aviation under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. This directorate investigates aviation accidents

and incidents. It is headquartered along Sri Aurobindo Marg, opposite Safdarjung Airport,

in New Delhi. The Government of India is planning to replace the organisation with a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), modelled on the lines

of the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

HEADQUARTERS New Delhi, India

THE REGULATORY BODY INCLUDES

• Minister of civil aviation : Shri P.Ashok Gajapathi Raju

• Director General : B.S.Bhullar

• Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying representing all non military aviation ,both private and commercial Most of the countries in the world are members of the INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION (ICAO) and work together to establish common standards and recommended practices for civil aviation through that agency civil aviation includes two major categories .• * Scheduled air transport ,including all passengers

and cargo flights operating on regularly scheduled routes .• * General Aviation (GA) , including all other civil

flights private or commercial .

• Regional office• DGCA has fourteen Regional Airworthiness Offices

(RAO) at • Delhi, Mumbai Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore,

Hyderabad, Cochin, Bhopal, Lucknow, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Kanpur, Guwahati and Patiala.

• It has also five Regional Air Safety offices located at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and

Hyderabad. • It has a Regional Research and Development Office

located at Bangalore and a Gliding Centre at Pune.

DEPARTMENTS

• FLIGHT STANDARDS BUREAU: The FSB is headed by the Chief Flight Operations Inspector (CFOI) and encompasses the flight operations inspectors, airworthiness inspectors, cabin safety inspectors and dangerous goods inspectors.

INFORMATION & REGULATIONS DIRECTORATE:

• Preparation of brief/documentation and participation in the Bilateral Air Services Agreements with foreign countries. (Bilateral Air Services Agreements have been signed with 100 countries) Clearance of schedules and any other operational matters pertaining to the foreign airlines. At present, 64 foreign airlines are operating to/from India.

AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE

• Aero Engineering Division (AED)• Aero Laboratories Division (ALD)• Aviation Environment Unit (AEU)• Air Transport Division (ATD)

DIRECTORATE OF FLIGHT CREW LICENSING.

• Training and licensing Directorate of DGCA has two main sections to carry out various functions related to pilot licensing. A list of functions of each section is as under:

• Licensing I Section: Policy pertaining to renewal of licenses of aircrew personnel. Renewal of all aircrew licenses including disposal of general enquiries pertaining to renewals

• Licensing II Section : Student Pilot’s License, Private Pilot’s License

TRAINING SECTION.

• Approval of flying training organization• Renewal of Flying Training Organization.• Permission for import/acquisition of aircraft.

• Medical Section: Updating and safekeeping of Previous Medical Records (PMR) of all civil pilots of the country.

• Receiving request for and positioning of PMR for the timely conduct of Periodic Medical Examination at the eighteen (18) Indian Air Force (IAF) Boarding Centers.

• Administration Directorate: All Establishment work relating to

Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ posts in Aircraft • Aerodrome Standards Directorate: The Aerodrome

Standards Directorate in the DGCA has been entrusted with the responsibilities of licensing of aerodromes in accordance of the Aircraft Rules 1937.

• Air Safety Directorate : Air Safety Directorate at DGCA is headed by Director Air Safety. The Director Air Safety /DDG (Air Safety) reports directly to the DG.

• Accident/Incident Prevention work• Air Transport Directorate : Issue/renewal and endorsement

of Air Operators Permit and other issues related to the issuance of permission for import/acquisition of aircraft endorsement/deletion of the aircraft on the Operator’s Permit.

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTORATE:

• The authority for regulatory control of Airworthiness in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation is Directorate of Airworthiness.

• Reviewing, processing and recording of applications for issue of certificate of airworthiness, renewals of such certificates and validation of foreign certificate of airworthiness

Air accident investigation• Previously the DGCA conducted investigations and gave

information to the investigations established by the Court of Inquiry and the Committee Inquiry. A separate investigative agency was established to comply with the Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPs) of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Therefore the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) was established in 2011

• Aviation security• In January 1978 the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)

was established as a department of the DGCA. As a result of the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182, on 1 April 1987 the BCAS became an independent agency of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

State Safety Programme - INDIAIndia Safety PolicyMaking India saferSafety management systems (SMS) help oraganisations identify safety risks before they become bigger problems. Civil Aviation Requirements require the aviation industry to put safety management systems in place as an extra layer of protection to help save lives.

The State Safety Programme (SSP)is an integrated set of regulations and activities aimed at improving safety.   

THANK YOU…………

>What is SMS?

A systematic approach to managing safety, including the necessary organizational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures.   

>Where are we?•An operator shall implement a safety management system acceptable to DGCA'  and 'a maintenance organization shall implement a safety management system acceptable to DGCA

•An air traffic services provider shall implement a safety management system acceptable to DGCA‘

 * The operator of a licensed aerodrome shall implement a Safety Management System acceptable to DGCA'