Department of Civil Aviation (Myanmar)

The Department of Civil Aviation, Myanmar (Burmese: လေကြောင်း ပို့ဆောင်ရေး ညွှန်ကြားမှု ဦးစီးဌာန; abbreviated DCA) is an agency of the government of Burma responsible for regulating aviation safety, aviation traffic and management of the country's two main airports. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Transport.

Department of Civil Aviation

လေကြောင်း ပို့ဆောင်ရေး ညွှန်ကြားမှု ဦးစီးဌာန
Seal of the Department of Civil Aviation
Agency overview
Preceding agency	British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
Jurisdiction	Government of Myanmar
Headquarters	Yangon International Airport
Website	www.dca.gov.mm

Background history

During the pre-independence period, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) took responsibility for carrying out all of Myanmar's civil aviation functions and after independence it was considered not appropriate to have the aeronautical communications functions under the management of BOAC and through the efforts of efficient young communication engineers, the International Aeradio Limited (IAL) was contacted and Myanmar's aeronautical communication functions were contracted to IAL and so the foundation for the future of Myanmar's civil aviation communication sector was laid.

With a view for the systematic development of international civil aviation, the Chicago Convention was signed at Chicago on 4 April 1947 and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was formed. Myanmar became a member state of the ICAO on 8 August 1948.^[1]

Organisation structure

The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is headed by the Director General (DG) and is a subordinate organisation under the Ministry of Transport (MOT), the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The DCA organised in the following structure;^[2]

• Regulatory Body
  • Airworthiness Division
  • Flight Standards Division
  • Air Navigation Safety Division
  • Aerodrome Standards and Safety Division
  • Aviation Security Division
• Service Providers
  • Civil Aviation Training Institute
  • Yangon International Airport
  • Mandalay International Airport
  • 30 Aerodrome Operators
  • Communication, navigation and surveillance Division
  • Air Traffic Management Division
  • Aeronautical Information Services Division
• Supporting Body
  • Air Transport Division
  • Administration and Planning Division