Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) was first established in Singapore.
DCA was responsible for air services provided in the Federation of Malaya and Borneo.
1947
1948
DCA was placed under the purview of the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Communications.
DCA for Federation of Malaya was later formed in Kuala Lumpur.
It was placed under the purview of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to provide domestic services.
1953
1969
DCA Malaysia was established when the Civil Aviation Act 1969 [Act 3] was promulgated.
Its main objective was to administer the country’s aviation safety and regulatory programs and to provide systematic air traffic control services to air aircraft in its airspace.
Activities regulated include aircraft certification, registration, personnel certification, airport licensing, air operators’ certification, air traffic control and air navigation equipment certification.
DCA became a self-accounting department under the Ministry of Transport.
1976
1992
DCA was separated into two entities namely Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) and a corporatized Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB).
DCA remained as the regulatory authority for technical, safety and operational standards of civil aviation in Malaysia.
Meanwhile, MAB focused on the operation, management and maintenance of airports in Malaysia.
DCA’s head office was relocated from Wisma Semantan, Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya.
2001
2018
DCA was transformed into an independent regulatory and statutory body known as Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) under the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia Act 2017 [Act 788].
CAAM is an agency under the purview of the Ministry of Transport Malaysia.
The core function is to regulate the safety and security of the civil aviation in the country including the establishment of standards of their enforcement.
To ensure that all aerodrome services and facilities are regulated and conducted in accordance to laws of Malaysia.
It also plays an important role in maintaining the nation’s competitive edge within the global aviation sector.
1947
Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) was first established in Singapore.
DCA was responsible for air services provided in the Federation of Malaya and Borneo.
1948
DCA was placed under the purview of the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Communications.
1953
DCA for Federation of Malaya was later formed in Kuala Lumpur.
It was placed under the purview of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to provide domestic services.
1969
DCA Malaysia was established when the Civil Aviation Act 1969 [Act 3] was promulgated.
Its main objective was to administer the country’s aviation safety and regulatory programs and to provide systematic air traffic control services to air aircraft in its airspace.
Activities regulated include aircraft certification, registration, personnel certification, airport licensing, air operators’ certification, air traffic control and air navigation equipment certification.
1976
DCA became a self-accounting department under the Ministry of Transport.
1992
DCA was separated into two entities namely Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) and a corporatized Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB).
DCA remained as the regulatory authority for technical, safety and operational standards of civil aviation in Malaysia.
Meanwhile, MAB focused on the operation, management and maintenance of airports in Malaysia.
2001
DCA’s head office was relocated from Wisma Semantan, Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya.
2018
DCA was transformed into an independent regulatory and statutory body known as Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) under the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia Act 2017 [Act 788].
CAAM is an agency under the purview of the Ministry of Transport Malaysia.
The core function is to regulate the safety and security of the civil aviation in the country including the establishment of standards of their enforcement.
To ensure that all aerodrome services and facilities are regulated and conducted in accordance to laws of Malaysia.
It also plays an important role in maintaining the nation’s competitive edge within the global aviation sector.
