3. • T
he 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.[1] It is headquartered along Sri Aurobindo
Marg, opposite Safdarjung Airport, in New
Delhi.[2] 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).
4. Vision
• Endeavour to promote safe and efficient Air Transportation
through regulation and proactive safety oversight system.[
• Departments
• These are classified and divided into the following:
• Administration Directorate.
• Aerodrome Standards Directorate.
• AirSafety Directorate.
• AirT
ransport Directorate.
• AirworthinessDirectorate.
• Flight Standard Directorate.
• Information & Regulation Directorate.
• Aircraft Engineering Directorate.
• Directorate Of Flight Crew Licensing.
• T
raining Section.
• F
.G. Section.
• Medical Section.
5. • Regional offices
• DGCA has fourteen Regional Airworthiness Offices (RAO) at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,
Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin, Bhopal, Lucknow, Patna, Bhubaneshwar,
Kanpur, Guwahati and Patiala. Ithas also five Regional Air Safety offices located at
Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad. Ithas a Regional Research and
Development Office located at Bangalore and a Gliding Centre at Pune.[5]
• Civil Aviation Authority
• The CAA has been envisaged as an autonomous regulatory body which will replace
the DGCA and will meet standards set by the UN's International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO). The CAA will have separate departments to deal with safety,
economic regulation and grievance resolution, as well as a full-fledged environment
department. Itwill also have an independent accident investigation bureau. The
Authority will also have the autonomy to recruit staff. Currently, the DGCA is
understaffed and does not have any recruitment powers. The CAA will have
administrative and financial powers similar to those of the American FAA. These
powers will redefine the regulator's role and better equip it to face the challenges of
the growing Aviation sector in the country. Employees working with DGCA will be
transferred to the CAA.[3]
• The estimated cost of establishing the new Authority would be around Rs. 112 crore.
The CAA would be self-financing and have a separate fund called the 'Civil Aviation
Authority of India Fund' that would finance its entire expenses. Itwould have a
Chairperson, a Director General and 7-9 members appointed by the Central
Government. These members will be qualified in the fields of aviation safety, aircraft
engineering, flight standard operations, aerodromes, air navigation systems and air
space management.[6]
6. • Air accident investigation
• Previously the DGCA conducted investigations and
gave information to the investigations established by
the Court of I
nquiry and the Committee I
nquiry. A
separate investigative agency was established to
comply with theStandards And Recommended
Practices (SARPs) of the I
nternational Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO). T
herefore the Aircraft Accident
Investigation Bureau (AAIB) was established in 2011.[7]
• Aviation security
• I
n 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.[
7. STATE SAFETY PROGRAMME AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
State Safety Programme - INDIA
India Safety Policy
Making India safer
Safety management systems (SMS) help organisations 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.
What is State Safety Programme (SSP)?
An integrated set of regulations and activities aimed at improving
safety. (Reference ICAO Doc 9859)
What is SMS?
A systematic approach to managing safety, including the necessary organizational
structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures. (Reference ICAO Doc 9859)
Where are we?
ICAO Annex 6 Part I - CAR Section 2 Series 'O' Part I - 'an operator shall implement a
safety management system acceptable to DGCA' and 'a maintenance organization shall
implement a safety management system acceptable to DGCA'
ICAO Annex 11 - CAR Section 9 Series 'E' Part I - 'An air traffic services provider shall
implement a safety management system acceptable to DGCA'
ICAO Annex 14 - CAR Section 4 Series 'B' Part I - 'the operator of a licenced aerodrome
shall implement a Safety Management System acceptable to DGCA'
