The Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport (), "Ministry of the Popular Power of Aquatic and Air Transport", MPPTAA or MTAA) is a ministry of the

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. Its head office is on the 12th floor of the ''Torre Pequiven'' in Chacao Municipality,

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. The ministry includes the ''Directorate General for the Prevention and Investigation of Aeronautical Accidents'' (, DGPIAA), which investigates air accidents and incidents, and the ''Directorate General for the Prevention and Investigation of Aquatic Accidents'' (), which investigates marine accidents and incidents.Organigrama
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Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport. Retrieved on April 17, 2012. The ministry also includes

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and Simón Bolívar International Airport.

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Previously the

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served as the civil aviation agency, and the ''

Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Board The ''Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Board'' (JIAAC ) was the civil aviation accident investigation agency of Venezuela. The JIAAC had its headquarters in Chacao Municipality, Chacao, Caracas, Miranda (state), Miranda State. Before its closur ...

'' () investigated air accidents and incidents. In November 2011

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, announced that the Ministry of Transport and Communications would be divided into two ministries, the MPPTAA and the Ministry of Ground Transport.Chávez cesa a Garcés y divide el MTC en dos ministerios: uno, Transporte Terreste y otro, Aéreo y Acuático
" Noticias 24 Venezuela. November 3, 2011. Retrieved on April 17, 2012.

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Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport
Aquatic and Air Transport Aviation organizations based in Venezuela Venezuela, Aquatic and Air Transport

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