About IRI. CAO

 

 


 

BACKGROUND OF CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION " IRI.CAO "

 

In the year 1922 in general department of army , an office was made under The name of " Airline Office" and in the year 1923,commence its activity while had 7 airplanes. Then a number of motivated young children dispatched to  European countries for obtaining flying technique and the initial graduated pilot Returned to country in the year 1925 and commence their activity.

 

At that time Ghaleh Morghl Airport, was only airport of country and till 1930; the process of Navigation development of country was so slow and in the year 1930; a German Company in the name of Younkers achieved the license for regulate air lines Between a number of Iranian cities. This company scheduled transport of post Parcel by a number of 6 aircraft which purchased by Ministry of Post and Telegraph Between Tehran, Mashad, Kermanshah, Tabriz, lsfahan, Shiraz, Boushehr, also between Tehran and Baghdad.  

 

In the year 1928, Flying (piloting) club established for training military and Civil pilots in Iran while had a number of 20 aircrafts and this process Was delayed due to happening the 2 nd World War.

In the year 1946, the initial trading aviation company of country under the Title of "Iranian Aviation Company" by purchase a number of war aircraft ; Model Dakota engage in activity for transport of goods and passengers and For control and supervision of State aviation affairs; special office under the Name of "Aviation Office' was founded in Ministry of Road.  

 

In Aug.19.1949 State Aviation Law including 35 articles was approved in that Time assembly of which article 5 determined duties of general department of State Aviation .  

 

For execution of the said mentioned law and according to approval of Board of Ministers, separate office under the name of "Gen. Dept. of State Aviation" was found in that year in Ministry of Road which it was managed by general chief Who was deputy in-charge of Ministry of Road and appointed by approval of Board of Ministers for the period of 3 years.  

 

The said office have dependency from view point of employment and financial Matters and supervised under supervision of Ministry of road. According to article 6 of mentioned law; a council under the title of High Council of Aviation also founded in Ministry of Road which determined for policy of the said general department.

In the year 1974 this general department name changed to "CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION" and being under supervision of Ministry of war in that time And after victory of Islamic Revolution on Feb.25.1979 by approval of Board of Ministers; again came back to structure of Ministry of Road and Transportation and Continue its activity under affiliated section of this Ministry.

 

 DUTIES OF CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

   

1- Design, establishment, mobilize, development, maintenance and organize State Airports
 Affairs.

 2- Suitable place finding, installation, set up and maintenance of telecommunication systems,
 relation systems and State Airport and navigation, for providing network comprehensive
 purpose which will be safe from hazard of traffic and navigation transportation.


 3- Preparation and regulate and execution of air regulations and keeping necessary
 coordination with due undertaking for member shipping in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

 

 4- Training Parachute, Kite and Model aircraft.


 5- Supervision on Airlines companies activities for preventing from occurrence of hazard and
 dangerous risks between air travel agency owners and maintenance public safety.


 6- Educate and training necessary manpower for leader shipping State Aviation
 Transportation.

 7- Study and scientific , technical research in concerned matters to Civil Aviation.

 8- Recognition and encourage of industries and potential attitude of Civil Aviation.
 9- Domestic and international air traffic control in Flight Information Region (FIR).

10- Control of Military and civil flights in aerodromes .

11- Design and necessary adjustment in air corridor while marked Restricted , Prohibited , Danger area. 

12- Delegation., cancellation, attached or extension validity of pilots licenses and flight engineers and reliability airworthiness of commercial Airlines planes.

13- Registration military navigation of country and control of airworthiness planes flight.

 

14- Preparation installation, set up and maintenance of flight band lighting systems, aprons and other flights and land section of State aerodromes for development of aerodromes area and making necessary facilities for arriving and departing  aircraft during Night and decrease conditions of visibility in vertical and horizontal view point in all aerodromes.

 

15- Making necessary facilities for enter and exit, transfer passengers from Air State boundary.

 

16- Preparation of letter of agreement and contracts of navigation with foreign countries as per Civil Aviation Organization which will be handed to Islamic Consultative Assembly by Government.  

 

CIVIL AVIATION HIGH COUNCIL

   

According to article 6 of Civil Aviation Law; high council include 7 high rank Members as follows:

   

I- Deputy of Ministry of road and transportation and Chief of CAO.

2- One informed member of CAO by appointing of Ministry of Road & Transport.

3- One informed member of Budget & Planning Org. by appointing of Deputy of President and Chief of Budget and planning organization.

4- One informed member of Ministry of Economic Affairs and finance by appointing of Ministry of Economic Affairs and finance.

 

5- One aviation law specialist by appointment of Ministry of Road & Transportation and in case of necessity Managing Director of Islamic Rep. Of Iran Airline company (IRANAIR) and one representative of domestic airline company will be participate in council session and haven't right of voting. 

6- One informed representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs by appointing of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

7- One informed representative of Islamic Rep.of Iran Air force by selection of Ministry of Defence.

   

SUMMARY OF DUTIES IN CIVIL AVIATION HIGH COUNCIL

   

  Issuance, cancellation or attached aviation utilization licenses.

  Determination and approval of passengers and goods transport rate.

  Civil Aviation Law bill and preparation of International letter of agreements and contracts with foreign nations.

 

  Determination of general policy of Civil Aviation.

   

STRUCTURE OF CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

   

The last adopted structure of CAO is related to the year 1985 through which Chief of CAO known as Deputy of Ministry of Road and Transportation.

   

Decision review performed in the year 1990 in structure of this organization caused for forming new organizational diagram which at present time also execute.

 

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