Our responsibilities
The Department is the regulatory and oversight body for civil aviation matters in Belize. Its responsibilities are intended to protect aviation safety and security while supporting the orderly development of air transport and aviation services.
Core areas of responsibility
- Developing and administering national civil aviation requirements.
- Certifying, licensing and monitoring aviation personnel and organizations.
- Providing safety oversight of aircraft operations, airworthiness, aerodromes and air navigation services.
- Supporting aviation security, facilitation and dangerous-goods compliance.
- Maintaining approved registers, forms, technical publications and public information.
- Coordinating safety reporting and supporting independent accident and serious-incident investigation.
- Representing Belize in relevant international and regional civil aviation matters.
Service commitment
Each regulatory service should provide clear requirements, current forms, an approved submission route and a responsible contact. A submission is not an approval until the Department issues a formal decision through the applicable process.
Staging content: operational requirements, contacts, fees, processing information and publication links must be confirmed by the responsible Department owner before public release.