List of German aviation authorities
This list of German aviation authorities is kept by the aviation authorities within the Federal Republic of Germany . The civil aviation administration is run as a federal administration Art. 87d GG. In accordance with Section 31 of the Aviation Act, parts are assigned to the federal states as order management . That is why there are aviation authorities at the federal level and in the federal states. In addition, individual tasks have been assigned to entrusted companies and associations. You are not an authority, but you perform sovereign tasks by lending or commissioning .
The Military Aviation in Germany is their own responsibility by the Federal Ministry of Defense managed.
Federal aviation authorities
The ministries and administration at the federal level carry out the legal and technical supervision of the state authorities and the commissioned companies and associations. They carry out approvals, permits and supervision in the areas of passenger rights, air carriers, training organizations, air accidents and pilot licenses. They are also responsible to the European Union for the uniform implementation of the EU regulations, since air traffic is regulated by European law.
State aviation authorities
State aviation authorities perform administrative tasks that the administration at the federal level does not carry out directly itself. This includes the approval and supervision of the operation of
- Airfields,
- unmanned aerial vehicles
- Aviation events
- Carrying out aerial supervision on site
- Background check
- Manage the pilot licenses, which are limited to visual flight
In the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saarland, the highest state authority is also the specialist authority for aviation.
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Organizations with lending and commissioning
The commissioning of associations is subject to the condition that these administrative services are to be separated from the general activities of the associations and that they are also available to people outside the associations.
| organization | task | Supervisory authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH | Air traffic control | Federal Supervisory Office for Air Traffic Control |
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German Aero Club | Approval and authorizations for microlight aircraft , microlight helicopters, light air sports equipment , jump parachutes and model aircraft | Federal Aviation Office |
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German Ultralight Flight Association | Approval and authorizations for microlight aircraft, microlight helicopters and light air sports equipment | Federal Aviation Office |
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German Hang Glider Association | Approval and authorizations for hang gliders , paragliders and light air sports equipment | Federal Aviation Office |
| German Parachuting Association | Approval and authorizations for parachutes | Federal Aviation Office | |
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German Model Aviation Association | Approval and ratings for model aircraft | Federal Aviation Office |
Other authorities
Authorities and bodies that are not aviation authorities, however, provide services in the context of aviation administration.
| organization | task | Supervisory authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Travel advice | |
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Federal Network Agency | Radiotelephony certificate for aviation | Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy |
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German emissions trading office in the Federal Environment Agency | Emissions trading | Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety |
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German Weather Service | Weather information for pilots | Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordinance on the commissioning of an air navigation service provider (FS-EinsatzV)
- ↑ Ordinance on the commissioning of air sports associations (BeauftrV)
- ^ Tasks and objectives of the Federal Aviation Office. In: www.lba.de. Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, accessed on December 17, 2019 .
- ↑ VO (EU) 2018/1139 - Establishing common rules for civil aviation and establishing a European Union agency for aviation safety. (General Aviation Regulation)