| CCAA | |
| Formation: | 24th of December 1998 |
| Full Name: | Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority |
| Status: | Public administrative establishment with legal personality and financial autonomy |
| Headquarters: | Air Base 101, Yaoundé |
| Location Country: | Cameroon |
| Language: | English, French |
| Leader Title: | Head of Board |
| Leader Name: | NKOUE NKONGO Maximin Paul |
| Leader Title2: | Director General |
| Leader Name2: | Mrs. Paule ASSOUMOU KOKI |
| Leader Title3: | Deputy Director General |
| Leader Name3: | ALLABIRA MAMADOU |
| Affiliations: | https://mintransports.net |
The Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority (abbreviated "CCAA"'; French: Autorité aéronautique) is a public administrative establishment of a technical nature that ensures the implementation of civil aviation regulation policy, the monitoring of air transport and airport development, as well as the control and regulation of civil aviation safety and security.
Since its creation in 1999, the CCAA has been the secular arm of the government in coordinating and monitoring civil aviation activities in Cameroon. It is the civil aviation authority of Cameroon.
Its head office is in Yaoundé.[1] at the Air Base 101.
The use of aviation as a means of transporting people and goods flourished considerably in the aftermath of the Second World War, fostered by the implementation of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention). This Convention was signed on 7 December 1944 by 52 States which agreed on certain principles and arrangements, so that international civil aviation could develop in a safe and orderly manner. In addition, the Chicago Convention created the International Civil Aviation Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations that is responsible for the coordination and regulation of international air transport.
Between 1945 and 1960, Cameroon embarked on the path of self-determination saw the creation of many airfields, thus allowing the establishment of internal and international air links. Having obtained its independence on January 1, 1960, Cameroon ratified the Chicago Convention on January 15, 1960. Thus, Cameroon has undertaken to assist in achieving the highest achievable degree of uniformity in regulations, standards, procedures and organization relating to personnel, airways and ancillary services, in all matters for which such uniformity facilitates and improves air navigation.
In order for Cameroon to fulfil obligations under the Chicago Convention, a Civil Aviation Authority (DAC) housed in the Ministry of Transport was created in 1963.
From 1963 to 1998, under the authority of a Director, the DAC was responsible for the development and implementation of government policy on air transport. This structure was also responsible for the design and implementation of air traffic and air transport regulations, the supervision of air navigation, the inspection and control of the operation of airport facilities, the coordination of all activities related to air transport and participation in international conferences within its field of activity.
In the ’80s and ’90s, ICAO found that some States were experiencing difficulties in meeting their obligations to oversee the implementation of the standards and recommended practices contained in the Annexes to the Chicago Convention. In this regard, ICAO has mandated States to establish autonomous civil aviation authorities.
It is in response to ICAO guidelines that the CCAA was created in favour of Article No. 98/023 of 24 December 1998 on the civil aviation regime in Cameroon, reinforced by its implementing decree No. 99/198 of 16 September 1999.
Over time, the missions of the CCAA and the powers of its Director General have been extended through:
The main missions of the CCAA are:
The organizational chart of March 11, 2016, modified and completed in 2017, organizes the CCAA into central services and decentralized services. Central services include services attached to the Directorate General and a central administration.
At the operational level, the activities of the CCAA are articulated around three (03) implementation processes: security supervision, safety supervision as well as the development of air transport and airport operations.
The main operational structures of the central services are:
Decentralized services include:
The resources of the aeronautical authority come from:
Fees for services rendered are levied in the context of its tasks relating to the supervision of the safety and security of civil aviation, as well as the economic supervision of aeronautical activities.
Aeronautical fees by airlines in return for services rendered in connection with the operation of unconsed air services, the implementation of airport security measures and airport development.
CCAA has an annual budget approved by its board of directors.
| Chair of the Board of Directors | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PONDI Paul | |
| November 22, 2010 | NKOUE NKONGO Maximin Paul | |
| Directors General | ||
| January 26, 2000 | NTONGO ONGUENE Roger | |
| April 25, 2002 | SAMA JUMA Ignatus | |
| January 27, 2010 | TANKAM Pierre | |
| December 30, 2015 | ASSOUMOU KOKI Paule | |
| Deputy Directors General | ||
| January 26, 2000 | TANKAM Pierre | |
| April 25, 2002 | MOUSSA HABOUBA | |
| January 27, 2010 | ALLABIRA MAMADOU | |