Management of aircraft overflights in Cameroon
Measures relating to the protection of sovereignty over Cameroonian airspace are set out in the provisions of Decree No. 2007/088 of 21 March 2007. (Downloadable link) The CCAA contributes to airspace surveillance with a view to safeguarding sovereignty over Cameroon’s airspace, by identifying aircraft and monitoring compliance with air navigation rules. The Cameroonian Air Force […]
Air traffic control
Air traffic control services in Cameroon are provided by two (02) organisations: The Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA)/ operating at the international airports of Yaounde-Nsimalen, Douala, and Garoua. The Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority, through its Department of Operation and Airport Command (DECA), deployed at secondary airports: Maroua-Salak International […]
Coopération
The Convention on Civil Aviation requires Contracting States to provide assistance to aircraft in distress. This calls upon these States not only to coordinate their SAR services with those of neighbouring States, but also to cooperate with other services that may participate in such operations. In the case of the State of Cameroon, cooperation in […]
General Organization of the SAR Service in Cameroon
Définitions Annex 12 of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) defines the search for an aircraft as an operation normally coordinated by a search and rescue coordination centre or a secondary search and rescue centre, using available personnel and resources to locate persons in distress. In the same terms, it defines rescue as an operation intended to save persons […]
CCAA Services as an air navigation service provider
The Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority, through its Department of Operation and Airport Command (DECA), provides Air Navigation services on the following platforms: Maroua-Salak International Airport Bafoussam-Bamougoum Airport Bamenda Airport Bertoua Airport Ngaoundere Airport As an air navigation service provider (ANSP), the CCAA plays a central role in ensuring the safety, regularity and efficiency of air […]
CCAA Services as an aerodrome manager
The Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority, through its Department of Operation and Airport Command (DECA), serves as the aerodrome manage on the following platforms: Bafoussam-Bamougoum Airport Batouri Airport Koutaba Airport Kribi Airport Mamfe Airport Tiko Airport As the aerodrome manager, the CCAA performs several roles at the strategic, operational, administrative, and commercial levels. At the strategic […]
Security partners
As part of the implementation of security measures, the CCAA signed agreements on 17 September 2021 with several administrations, including the General Delegation for National Security (DGSN), the General Directorate for External Research (DGRE), Customs, the National Gendarmerie, and the Armed Forces. These various agreements set out the rights and obligations of each stakeholder. As […]
National Security Committee (CNS) and Airport Security Committee (CSA)
NSC Established in accordance with Decree No. 2023/452 of 18 October 2023 to approve and render enforceable the National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP), the National Civil Aviation Security Committee is an advisory body that assists the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority not only in determining and coordinating strategic orientations and national policy on aviation security, […]
Priority of security approval
L’agrément de sûreté autorise son titulaire à agir en la qualité habilitée pour le traitement des opérations dans son domaine d’activités définies et de poser les actes y relatifs en toute légalité et légitime conformément aux exigences règlementaires de sûreté de l’aviation du site dans lequel il est habilité./-
Renewal and re-certification procedure
1. Renouvellement de l’agrément La demande de renouvellement d’un agrément de sûreté doit être soumise à l’Autorité Aéronautique, au moins quatre-vingt-dix (90) jours avant sa date d’expiration. 2. Revalidation de l’agrément La revalidation de l’agrément de sûreté doit être effectuée à intervalles réguliers, n’excédant pas trois (03) années civiles et doit comprendre une vérification préalable […]