Following Decree No. 2019/174 of 09 April 2019 to lay down the reorganisation and functioning of the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority, the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority is officially and legally referred to as “CCAA”.
It has been reclassified from a “Public Administrative Body” to a “Public Technical Body” due to its areas of competence and the nature of its technical activities.
It remains responsible for implementing general policy and the management of civil aviation, in particular civil aviation safety and security oversight, and the economic supervision of air transport.
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Decree No. 015/232 of 25 May 2015 places the CCAA under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Transport and the financial supervision of the Ministry of Finance.
Our vision
To become an efficient civil aviation authority and a global reference supporting safe, modern and competitive air transport at the service of sustainable development in Cameroon.
Our missions
The Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority ensures the implementation of civil aviation policy and regulation; air transport follow-up and development of airports, as well as civil aviation control, regulation, safety and security.
The main missions of the CCAA are as follows:
- Implementing national and community civil aviation policy;
- Participating in drafting legislative and regulatory texts on civil aviation;
- Developing and implementing national civil aviation safety and security programmes;
- Overseeing civil aviation safety and security in Cameroon;
- Economic supervision of all aviation activities;
- Organising and managing national airspace, in collaboration with relevant military authorities;
- Managing the aviation heritage;
- Planning airport development, in collaboration with other relevant administrative departments and bodies;
- Safe operation and development of non-concessioned aviation services and facilities;
- Implementing security measures on airports;
- Coordinating Search and Rescue service supply;
- Negotiating civil aviation agreements;
- Managing portfolio of civil aviation agreements signed by Cameroon
- Follow-up of ties with regional and international organisations
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Missions in their entirety are available in Decree No. 2019/174 of 09 April 2019 to lay down the reorganisation and functioning of the CCAA under Rules and Regulations section.
Our values
Our values are translated as A.E.R.I.A.L:
- ACTION
- EQUITY
- RESPONSIBILITY
- INTEGRITY
- AGREEMENT
- LEADERSHIP