The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT; th, สำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทย), is an independent agency of the Thai government under the oversight of the
Minister of Transport
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agen ...
. Its responsibilities includes prescribing, regulating, and auditing Thai civil aviation.
It was formed in October 2015 from the split of the
Department of Civil Aviation
A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register.
Role
Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...
(DCA) into two separate agencies in response to the
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international sc ...
's downgrading of Thailand's aviation safety rating. The other body split from the DCA is the
Department of Airports (DOA),
which operates airports previously managed by the DCA.
References
External links
Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (English)
(Thai)
See also
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Aviation organizations based in Thailand
Civil aviation in Thailand
Independent administrative organizations of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...